The 2009 American crime thriller film Law Abiding Citizen has been the directorial work of F. Gary Gray while the story has been penned by Kurt Wimmer. The film had its theatrical opening on October 16, 2019, by Overture Films and went on to earn $126.7 million in revenue against the budget of $53 million.
The production has been overlooked by Gerard Butler, Kurt Wimmer, Alan Siegel, Robert Katz, Lucas Foster and Mark Gill. This action and the thriller-packed movie is a good watch for genre lovers, and if you already have it on mind to give it a chance, then this article will tell you everything about it.
Where To Stream Law Abiding Citizen Online?
The movie can be streamed on fubo TV, Spectrum On-Demand, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus and DIRECTV. However, there is the option to rent or buy it from platforms like YouTube TV, Google Play Movies, iTunes, Vudu, DirecTV, RedBox, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video and AMC on Demand.
What Is Law Abiding Citizen About?
The story revolves around Clyde Shelton, who lived as a happy man with his wife and daughter. But one day, his happiness comes crashing down when in a home invasion, his wife and beloved daughter get murdered.
Determined to seek justice, he decides to fight against the killers, but the prosecutor Nick Rice makes a deal with one of the accused of the testimony. Infuriated from the corrupt system, Shelton sets on the journey to punish the accused in his own way and warns Rice to fix the legal system or bear the consequences if he doesn’t.
Who All Acted in Law Abiding Citizen?
The 2009 release had Jamie Foxx essaying the role of Nicholas Rice, Bruce McGill essaying the role of Jonas Cantrell, Gerard Butler essaying the role of Clyde Alexander Shelton, Michael Kelly essaying the role of Bray, Viola Davis essaying the role of Mayor April Henry, Colm Meaney essaying the role of Detective Dunnigan, Leslie Bibb essaying the role of Sarah Lowell, Regina Hall essaying the role of Kelly Rice.
Michael Irby is essaying the role of Detective Garza, Gregory Itzin essaying the role of Warden Iger, Annie Corley essaying the role of Judge Laura Burch, Roger Bart essaying the role of Brian Bringham, Christian Stolte essaying the role of Clarence James Darby, Emerald-Angel Young essaying the role of Denise Rice, Josh Stewart essaying the role of Rupert Ames and Richard Portnow essaying the role of Bill Reynolds.
What Else Should You Know About It?
The Prime location for the filming of Law Abiding Citizen was in Philadelphia. The film has to its credit two nominations of NAACP Image Awards- one for F. Gary Gray in Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture category while the other one for Jamie Foxx in the Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture category.
It has also been chosen as the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film of the year in the Saturn Awards, but unfortunately, Inglourious Basterds bagged the title that year. Despite such great nominations, the movie faces heavy criticism from the critics that majorly pointed at its unnecessary violent scenes and unlogical reasoning.
