Down by Law

"It's not where you start - It's where you start again."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

829 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Amanda for Best Foreign Feature Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.1M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$429,206

ROI: +39%

Budget Recovery139% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.1M|Revenue: $1.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

14.9K

Daily Avg

249

7-Day Trend

+2%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New Orleans

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

LouisianaNew Orleans

Time Period

1980s

Themes & Subjects

#imprisonment#fugitive#fleetingrelationship#malebonding#escape

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robby Müller

Film Editing

Melody London

Music / Score

John Lurie

Costume Design

Q98761541

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Down by Law

Available in 17 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel	Plex, Plex Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada	Criterion Channel	Crave, Plex	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
Australia	—	—	Fetch TV	Fetch TV

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

Germany12

FranceTP

CZ15+

Spain7

GRK15

ItalyT

South Korea15

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Jim Jarmusch

Writer

Jim Jarmusch

Production Companies

Island PicturesBlack SnakeGrokenberger Film Produktion

Cast

Tom Waits

Zack

John Lurie

Jack

Roberto Benigni

Roberto

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta

Ellen Barkin

Laurette

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Billie Neal

Bobbie

Rockets Redglare

Gig

Vernel Bagneris

Preston

No Image

Timothea

Julie

No Image

L.C. Drane

L.C.

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Joy N. Houck Jr.

Detective Mandino

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Carrie Lindsoe

Young Girl

Tags & Keywords

prisonprostituteescapefightpimpnew orleans, louisianalouisianaprison escapebayoublack and whiteconvictdjcell mateprostitutaprisão

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