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2010

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An everyday guy decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. His target: The district attorney who orchestrated the deal. Read more

Starring	Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Colm Meaney, Bruce McGill
Director	F. Gary Gray
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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  The Justice VS Revenge debate.
  
  This is a high impact movie. It hits upon this issues of how much justic you can pay for, the court is just a theater adding further to my feeling to keep ... read more »
  
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  - dougthom
  - 247 reviews
  - Brighton,UK
  - 15 Nov 2009 at 11:58
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  - 0
  I took Clydes side, Good or bad?
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Great film, been meaning to watch for a while now and im glad i did. It had me waiting for the next persons demise. Everytime the camera focused on somebody i ... read more »
  
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- - D0UGALL
  - 3 reviews
  - Dover
  - 25 May 2012 at 03:34
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  Edge of the seat action
  
  Good story and nice twists, made me jump a couple of times, and of course it has Butler in it, so grab your nachos and watch tonight!
  
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- 1120905
- - iuli2a
  - 24 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 21 May 2012 at 22:48
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  - 2
  FABULOUS MOVIE WATCH NOW!!!
  
  Both actors Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx we're both amazing. How on earth does (Butler) he kill whilst locked up inside??? It keeps up the pace all the way ... read more »
  
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- 1119543
- - ZenZii
  - 21 reviews
  - Preston
  - 16 May 2012 at 02:44
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  - 0
  Gerard butler apes around a bit mutilating people...
  
  Loud, brash and brutal? Definitely! Entertaining? Slightly.
  
  This is a run-of-the-mill story of vengeance that shows itself as a nasty little film. It... read more »
  
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- - EzyE
  - 5 reviews
  - Lutterworth, Leics
  - 23 Apr 2012 at 12:30
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  - 0
  Good Action Film
  
  One very positive thing about this film was that it started (ie the story/action/plot) within the first few mins while you were still settling down. I liked ... read more »
  
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- 1113225
- - markmaz333
  - 78 reviews
  - 22 Apr 2012 at 13:28
- - 0
  - 0
  gripping storyline
  
  I really liked this film and so did my man, which is something of a rarity. We were both alert throughout instead of slumping on the sofa half asleep wondering ... read more »
  
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- 1109446
- - aulddoll
  - 3 reviews
  - 08 Apr 2012 at 18:12
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  - 0
  Explosive !!
  
  Entertaining film!
  
  At moments it's quite shocking and brutal. Would recomend if you like action.
  
  Good characters and interesting plot... read more »
  
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- - Meldan
  - 5 reviews
  - 01 Apr 2012 at 00:03
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  Good body, strange mouth.....
  
  Not how I expected it too be. Again the violence is an instant turn off for me, particularly the graffic and sick thoughts behind it.
  
  Violence in &#... read more »
  
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- 1106935
- - eddengenes
  - 12 reviews
  - Exmouth
  - 30 Mar 2012 at 21:06
- - 0
  - 0
  Revenge Taken Just a Little Too Far
  
  This movie started well, with a miscarriage of justice resulting in the victim seeking out all those involved and punishing them. I found the torture scene ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 18 Mar 2012 at 20:31
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  Clever, cunning storyline
  
  Great film with a great plot and cleverly put together. Some very unexpected scenes that will make you jump. Fantastic film
  
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- 1102212
- - a customer
  - 14 Mar 2012 at 10:17
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- - 101
  - 52
  The Justice VS Revenge debate.
  
  This is a high impact movie. It hits upon this issues of how much justic you can pay for, the court is just a theater adding further to my feeling to keep ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 831251
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - dougthom
  - 247 reviews
  - Brighton,UK
  - 15 Nov 2009 at 11:58
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  - 8
  Film of the year 2009!
  
  I walked into the cinema thinking this would be classic 'Death Wish' remake and I was going to add it to the avoid like the plague list along with Taxi... read more »
  
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- - RelentlessRob
  - 50 reviews
  - King's Lynn
  - 22 Nov 2009 at 03:43
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  - 3
  I don't make deals with murderers!
  
  Unlike one of the previous reviewers commented, this movie is not about choosing sides.Right and wrong are clear,in my opinion that is not what the movie is ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - SW London
  - 29 Nov 2009 at 01:39
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  Law Abiding Citizen
  
  I was not a fan of Gerard Butler, BUT, after watching this, I am hooked.
  
  I am usually a fierce critic, and there is not many films I can honestly say... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Ilford Essex
  - 25 Mar 2010 at 17:36
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  - 2
  fLAWed Abiding Citizen
  
  From the trailers 'Law Abiding Citizen' looks like a decent man-wronged-by-the-justice-system-out-to-get-his-o wn-back and this is how the film starts... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 29 Nov 2009 at 21:59
- - 9
  - 2
  A Sublime Thriller
  
  Law Abiding Citizen is a slick and stylish Hollywood thriller, with an intense plot line that keeps its audience hooked from start to finish. The premise here ... read more »
  
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- - darkernite
  - 17 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Mar 2010 at 21:10
- - 7
  - 1
  Very Good
  
  Very good movie but wrong ending, this will however be up for debate but I for one am a firm believer in what was dealt out was just. Every single 1st world ... read more »
  
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- - Hayling
  - 26 reviews
  - Hayling Island
  - 15 Feb 2010 at 12:18
- - 7
  - 2
  Excellent!
  
  I was very impressed with this film. The film is all about getting revenge, but it's done in a very clever way and keeps you glued to the screen to see what... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - West Lothian
  - 15 Feb 2010 at 21:31
- - 6
  - 2
  In at the deep end...
  
  I am not going to give away the end of the film but I'd like to say that even though I thought the film was entertaining the ending doesn't live up...... read more »
  
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- 841658
- - chewyteeth
  - 35 reviews
  - Bolton
  - 21 Dec 2009 at 20:08
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  - 2
  Sorry, what and why?
  
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  Where do I start?
  
  GB's CHARACTER - He starts out as an everyday nice guy, good husband, good father. He then becomes the sympathetic victim of an... read more »
  
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- - popClingwrap
  - 29 reviews
  - Reading
  - 17 Oct 2010 at 09:54

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- Law Abiding Citizen - Blu-ray
  
  Jamie Foxx (RAY, THE SOLOIST) stars as an assistant DA who finds himself at the mercy of a spiteful vigilante (Gerard Butler - ROCKNROLLA, 300) hell-bent on avenging the death of his wife and daughter, whose murderers are set free due to legal loopholes. F. Gary Gray (THE NEGOTIATOR) directs from a ...

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  An everyday guy decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. His target: The district attorney who orchestrated the deal....