Lawless
Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Released
- 2012
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2012
Storyline
Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
Top credits
Tom Hardy — Forrest Bondurant
Shia LaBeouf — Jack Bondurant
Guy Pearce — Charley Rakes
Jason Clarke — Howard Bondurant
Did you know
• The movie is based on actual events, as explained in the 2008 book "The Wettest County in the World" by Matt Bondurant, grandson of Jack Bondurant.
• Tom Hardy's character was originally supposed to be slimmer but Hardy had to bulk up for The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
• Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf got into a physical altercation on set.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $37,400,127
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $10,001,982 (2012-09-02)
User reviews
Much better than most Hollywood fare
Prohibition time: the most interesting battles are not just in the cities...
Very good historical film about the 1920s
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital, Datasat, SDDS
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color