
Law Abiding Citizen
Justice at any cost.
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
- Director
- F. Gary Gray
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $128M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
25 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Law Abiding Citizen actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Law Abiding Citizen appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #26
Placed at #26 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Law Abiding Citizen returned 2.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $53M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $128M
- Release date
- Oct 15, 2009
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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