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Down by Law

Down by Law

Sep 20, 1986
106 min
CrimeDramaComedy
7.3/ 10
800 votes

Overview

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

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.3/10
800 votes
IMDB
7.7/10
56,279 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
75/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,100,000Production cost
Box Office$1,529,206Worldwide gross
Profit$429,206Profitable
ROI
+39.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$1,435,668Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

4 wins & 6 nominations

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,100,000

Revenue

$1,529,206

Production Companies

Island PicturesBlack SnakeGrokenberger Film Produktion

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