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Lawless

2012 · Movie · 115 min

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Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer67%as of 2025-02-04
Rotten Tomatoes average6.5/10as of 2021-10-05
Metacritic58/100as of 2024-02-04

What it is

Lawless is a 2012 American Southern Gothic gangster film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Nick Cave, who based his screenplay from Matt Bondurant's historical novel The Wettest County in the World. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Guy Pearce.

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Genres: Crime / Drama / Action
Original language: English

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