Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Law Abiding Citizen rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 343K votes

Rotten Tomatoes26%

Metacritic34%

TMDb7.392/10· 6K votes

With 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 34/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Law Abiding Citizen

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.

Cast of Law Abiding Citizen

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  Jamie Foxx

  as Nick Rice

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  Gerard Butler

  as Clyde Alexander Shelton

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  Colm Meaney

  as Detective Dunnigan

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  Bruce McGill

  as Jonas Cantrell

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  Leslie Bibb

  as Sarah Lowell

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  Michael Irby

  as Detective Garza

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  Gregory Itzin

  as Warden Iger

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  Regina Hall

  as Kelly Rice

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  Emerald-Angel Young

  as Denise Rice

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  Brooke Stacy Mills

  as Clyde's Wife

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  Christian Stolte

  as Clarence Darby

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  Annie Corley

  as Judge Laura Burch

Law Abiding Citizen facts

Budget

$53M

Box office

$127.9M

Our take on Law Abiding Citizen

F. Gary Gray's 2009 crime thriller follows a frustrated man who takes justice into his own hands after a plea bargain frees one of his family's killers. His targets expand beyond the killer to the district attorney and everyone who brokered the deal, turning a revenge story into a broader assault on the system that failed him. The result is a tense, morally uneasy drama that pits personal vengeance against the compromises of the legal process. It suits viewers drawn to hard-edged thrillers built on a battle of wills and thorny questions about justice, punishment and how far grievance can justify going.