Lawless (2012)
- Directed by
- John Hillcoat
- Genre
- drama film, action film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 3,366 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During Prohibition, three brothers run a moonshine business in rural Virginia. A vicious lawman tries to shut them down with brutal force.
tenseviolentgrittyatmosphericslow-burnbleakdangeroussomber
What happens
Lawless is a 2012 American Southern Gothic gangster film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay, by Australian singer-screenwriter Nick Cave, is based on Matt Bondurant's historical novel The Wettest County in the World (2008). The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Guy Pearce. The film is about the violent conflict between three bootlegging brothers: Forrest (Hardy), Howard (Clarke), and Jack Bondurant (LaBeouf) — and the corrupt and ruthless lawman Charlie Rakes (Pearce), who tries to shut down the brothers' Prohibition-era moonshine business after Forrest refuses to pay him off. The film was in development for about three years before being produced. It screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was theatrically released on August 29, 2012 by The Weinstein Company. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $54.4 million against a $26 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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