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Release Date:
Friday, October 16, 2009 Nationwide
strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language
Plot: What's the story about?
"Law Abiding Citizen" focuses on a man (Gerard Butler) who, 10 years after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, returns to exact justice from the assistant district attorney (Jamie Foxx) who prosecuted the case against their killers. His vengeance threatens not only the man who allowed mercy to supersede justice, but also the system and the city that made it so.
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Who stars in Law Abiding Citizen: Cast List
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Juror No. 2, Sex and Death 101
Duchess, In The Land of Saints and Sinners
Who's making Law Abiding Citizen: Crew List
A look at the Law Abiding Citizen behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director F. Gary Gray last directed Lift and Men in Black: International. The film's writer Kurt Wimmer last wrote The Beekeeper and Children of the Corn .
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Gerard ButlerLucas Foster
Mark Gill
Alan Siegel
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Production: What we know about Law Abiding Citizen?
Filming Timeline
- 2009 - August: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2009 - August: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2008 - October: The film was set to Production status.
Law Abiding Citizen Release Date: When was the film released?
Law Abiding Citizen was a Nationwide release in 2009 on Friday, October 16, 2009 in around 2,700 theaters. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Where the Wild Things Are, The Stepfather and The Ministers.
Law Abiding Citizen DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Law Abiding Citizen was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 .