| Law Abiding Citizen | |
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| Directed by | F. Gary Gray |
| Written by | Kurt Wimmer |
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| Cinematography | Jonathan Sela |
| Edited by | Tariq Anwar |
| Music by | Brian Tyler |
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| Distributed by | Overture Films |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $53 million[1] |
| Box office | $127.9 million[2] |
Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American vigilante action thriller film[3][4][5] directed by F. Gary Gray, written by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler (who also co-produced). The film takes place in Philadelphia, telling the story of a man driven to seek justice while targeting not only his family's killer but also those who have supported a corrupt criminal justice system, intending to assassinate anyone supporting the system. Law Abiding Citizen was filmed on location in Philadelphia, and released theatrically by Overture Films in North America on October 16, 2009.
The film grossed $127.9 million worldwide but received generally negative reviews from critics. Despite this, it was nominated for a Saturn Award as the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film of the year, as well as NAACP Image Award nominations for both Foxx (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture) and Gray (Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture).
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- ^ "Law Abiding Citizen F. Gary Gray". Exclaim! - Canada's Authority on Music, Film and Entertainment.
Law Abiding Citizen, easily the most massively entertaining action thriller since Taken.
- ^ "Law abiding citizen". The Age. 28 January 2010.
WHAT happens when the good guys start acting like the bad guys? That's the question posed in B-movie terms by F. Gary Gray's entertainingly silly action thriller starring Gerard Butler as the kind of twitchy yet high-minded nutcase who five years ago would undoubtedly have been played by Mel Gibson.
- ^ "Law Abiding Citizen to be promoted on Xbox Live". Campaign.
Law Abiding Citizen, an action thriller, will be promoted on Xbox Live this month in a three-week push brokered by specialist agency Target Media. The film is out on 27 November.