Lawless
2012 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 7.1 · 63% critics
Set in 1931 Virginia, three brothers run a backwoods establishment while quietly dealing in bootlegging. With local police turning a blind eye, their operation seems safe—until a brutal lawman arrives from Chicago and pushes the conflict into open violence.
Based on The Wettest County in the World
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-08-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (3,338 votes)
- Box office
- $53,676,580
- Budget
- $26,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Lawless if you want a gritty, violent Prohibition-era crime tale with tense escalating trouble and strong performances; Not for you if you dislike slow midsections or need a story without unrealistic moments, like The Proposition or Pineapple Express.
Pros: gritty Prohibition atmosphere; strong performances; memorable violence | Cons: slow middle pacing; feels uneven; some unrealistic moments
Themes
- corruption
- based on novel or book
- prohibition era
- brother
- gangster
- great depression
- appalachia
- bootlegging
- shootout
- brutality
- church
- moonshine
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Shia LaBeouf
as Jack Bondurant
Tom Hardy
as Forrest Bondurant
Gary Oldman
as Floyd Banner
Guy Pearce
as Charlie Rakes
Jason Clarke
as Howard Bondurant
Jessica Chastain
as Maggie Beauford
Mia Wasikowska
as Bertha Minnix
Dane DeHaan
as Cricket Pate
Lew Temple
as Deputy Henry Abshire
Chris McGarry
as Danny
Directed by John Hillcoat