Lawless
“When the law became corrupt, outlaws became heroes.”
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.
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Cast
34 people
Shia LaBeouf
Jack Bondurant
Known for
Transformers
Fury
Tom Hardy
Forrest Bondurant
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Venom
Gary Oldman
Floyd Banner
Known for
The Dark Knight Rises
Léon: The Professional
Guy Pearce
Charlie Rakes
Known for
Memento
Iron Man 3
Jason Clarke
Howard Bondurant
Known for
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Everest
Jessica Chastain
Maggie Beauford
Known for
The Martian
Interstellar
Mia Wasikowska
Bertha Minnix
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Crimson Peak
Dane DeHaan
Cricket Pate
Known for
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Chronicle
Lew Temple
Deputy Henry Abshire
Known for
Unstoppable
Kidnap
Chris McGarry
Danny
Known for
Barry
Tim Tolin
Mason Wardell
No other roles listed
Marcus Hester
Deputy Jeff Richards
Known for
Homefront
Looper
John Hillcoat Director · Nick Cave Screenplay Matt Bondurant Author
Worldwide gross $55M · Budget $26M · United States release August 29, 2012
Box office
Budget
$26,000,000
Worldwide gross
$55,404,207
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Benaroya Pictures
Production
Yucaipa Films
Production
Annapurna Pictures
Production
Pie Films Inc.
Production
Red Wagon Entertainment
Production
Revolt Films
Production
BlumHansonAllen Films
Production
The Weinstein Company
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 19, 2012
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 29, 2012
Theatrical
United States
August 22, 2012 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
Argentina
October 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
September 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
August 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 22, 2013 · Theatrical
Croatia
September 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 2, 2012 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
September 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 18, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Estonia
December 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
France
September 12, 2012 · Theatrical · Metropolitan FilmExport
January 16, 2013 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 3, 2018 · Digital · VOD
May 21, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
February 28, 2013 · Theatrical
March 22, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Greece
October 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
November 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
June 29, 2013 · Theatrical
Kuwait
September 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 7, 2012 · Premiere · PAC Festival
November 14, 2012 · Theatrical
January 14, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
April 4, 2013 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
February 7, 2013 · Theatrical
Norway
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
December 12, 2013 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
November 14, 2012 · Premiere · American Film Festival
November 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
October 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
September 13, 2012 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 25, 2013 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
January 20, 2015 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Sweden
September 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Taiwan
January 14, 2019 · Digital
Thailand
October 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
December 13, 2012 · Theatrical · UFD
United Arab Emirates
October 28, 2017 · TV
United Kingdom
June 29, 2012 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
September 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Vietnam
November 16, 2012 · Theatrical
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