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      R Released Oct 16, 2009 1h 48m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama TRAILER for Law Abiding Citizen: Trailer 1 List Law Abiding Citizen: Trailer 1 Law Abiding Citizen: Trailer 1 2:25 View more videos
      26% Tomatometer 162 Reviews 75% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an honorable family man, until the day his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion. He hopes for justice, but a rising prosecutor named Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) cuts a deal with one of the killers in exchange for testimony. Ten years later, that man is found dead and Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he hands Rice an ultimatum: Fix the broken legal system or suffer the consequences. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Unnecessarily violent and unflinchingly absurd, Law Abiding Citizen is plagued by subpar acting and a story that defies reason.

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      Keith Uhlich Time Out It's basically Saw with Gerard Butler as Jigsaw, which means he's as righteous of body as he is of mind. Rated: 2/5 Jan 6, 2021 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online There were surprises, twists and turns and could get graphic at times, but overall the movie was fast-paced, well performed, and kept your attention until the very end. Rated: B+ Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: F Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Filled with equal parts bloody carnage and plot holes, this vigilante yarn, more concerned with explosions and bloodletting than voicing its potential social commentary, unravels into a disorganized tangle Rated: 2/4 Aug 30, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Offers plenty of entertainment value, provided that viewers are willing to accept several remarkably convenient truths. Rated: 7/10 Nov 29, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The perfect action flick for low-maintenance audiences. Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 13, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Liminal J Phenomenal movie, far surpassed my expectations. It uses the format of an action/thriller to ask some tough questions of us as a society, with lots of twists and turns along the way. Keeps you on the edge of your seat. A little gruesome at times but a must watch for any fan of the action or thriller genres. Both Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx knocked it out of the park. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/19/24 Full Review Dan R In my personal opinion, this is one of Gerald Butler's best performance, the switch in character is unreal, the mood change from Butler's character was almost like I was watching too different actors. Unbelievable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Audie M this movie is awesome. critics are wrong! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/24 Full Review Nathan T Great movie seen many times I really enjoyed it definitely worth watching would definitely recommend ignore the critics and rt score and make up your own mind Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review ANY1aBLUE Oh shut up critics! Sometimes you just want to watch something mindless yet rollickingly good nonsense. This fits that bill perfectly. No, it's not a classic, but it packs a punch and isn't too taxing on the brain cells - horses for courses……..🙄 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/08/24 Full Review Dinos K Another one Vanity Project from the most obnoxious, untalented, fake-macho-man in the world, the one and only Gerard Butler Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an honorable family man, until the day his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion. He hopes for justice, but a rising prosecutor named Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) cuts a deal with one of the killers in exchange for testimony. Ten years later, that man is found dead and Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he hands Rice an ultimatum: Fix the broken legal system or suffer the consequences.
      Director
      F. Gary Gray
      Producer
      Lucas Foster, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Mark Gill, Kurt Wimmer, Robert Katz
      Screenwriter
      Kurt Wimmer
      Distributor
      Overture Films
      Production Co
      Warp Films
      Rating
      R (Rape|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Brutal Violence|Torture)
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 16, 2009, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 5, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $73.3M
      Runtime
      1h 48m
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