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Down by Law (1986)

R 09/20/1986 Crime, Drama, Comedy 1h 46m
73%
User
Score
7.7/10
88%
75/100

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

Overview

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

Jim Jarmusch

Director

Top Billed Cast

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Zack

John Lurie

John Lurie

Jack

Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Roberto

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Laurette

Billie Neal

Billie Neal

Bobbie

Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare

Gig

Vernel Bagneris

Vernel Bagneris

Preston

Timothea

Timothea

Julie

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Media

DOWN BY LAW Official Trailer [1986] 4K

DOWN BY LAW Official Trailer [1986] 4K

Down by Law (1986) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Down by Law (1986) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Three Reasons: Down by Law

Three Reasons: Down by Law

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Reviews

A review by talisencrw

Written on September 23, 2016

Jim Jarmusch's work can be either intimidating or off-putting, and in equal measure, to cinephiles because it feels so relaxed--almost as if it was a spur-of-the-moment, off-the-cuff precursor of reality-TV, an inside-joke with everyone involved slipping a nod and a wink, as if on a drunken dare, a mickey of JD passed back and forth along with a pack of Marlboros. This brought to mind many good memories of one of the oddest residents of The Criterion Collection: 'Fishing with John' (an exemplary and hilarious six-part mini-series in which John Lurie goes on fishing expeditions with five American cinematic greats, his partners-in-crime here, Jarmusch and Tom Waits amongst them; one that I'd love to see both get a blu upgrade as well as more episodes, now 25 years later). Also, clearly Jarmu...

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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on November 16, 2023

**It's not a film for those looking for suspense or action, but it's perfect for those who want a solid film with very well-developed characters.**

Directed and written by Jim Jarmusch, this film was obviously never going to be a suspenseful action drama. The director seems to prefer something more subtle, favoring cinematography, with very good filming angles and framing and the use of good sets. That's precisely what we have in this film, where we follow a man in a bizarre story: he's unemployed, urgently needs some money and accepts a seemingly simple job. However, this work was nothing more than a trap: accused of a crime he never committed, he is arrested and ends up with another wronged man and an Italian, who barely speaks English, but who devises an escape plan where the three d...

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