Law Abiding Citizen (2009) on Netflix
A burglary leaves Clyde Shelton's wife and daughter dead, and prosecutor Nick Rice lets one of the men plead to a lesser charge. Ten years later, Shelton targets everyone in the case.
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Plot summary
Clyde Shelton lives in Philadelphia with his wife and daughter. One night Rupert Ames and Clarence Darby break into the house. Ames ties Clyde up and gags him, and Darby stabs him in the stomach, then rapes and kills the wife and daughter. Prosecutor Nick Rice takes the case with District Attorney Jonas Cantrell. Unwilling to stake his high conviction rate on thin evidence, Nick offers a bargain: Darby pleads guilty to a reduced charge of third-degree murder and testifies against Ames, who is sentenced to death for felony murder. Clyde pleads with Nick to refuse any deal; Nick takes it anyway. Darby, who will serve three years before parole, thanks Nick and shakes his hand at a press conference while Clyde looks on.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx were originally signed for the opposite parts, with Butler set to play the prosecuting attorney and Foxx the criminal mastermind operating from inside prison, before the roles were reversed for the finished film.
- The film had to be edited after being threatened with an NC-17 rating for its violence, and the studio only released the full, unrated version of the cut material on Blu-ray.
