Lawless (2012)

7.2	Listal rating
7.3	IMDB rating

Directed by

John Hillcoat

Starring (View all)

Jack Bondurant

Forrest Bondurant

Howard Bondurant

Charlie Rakes

Maggie Beauford

Bertha Minnix

Cricket Pate

Danny

Written by

Nick Cave

(screenplay)

Matt Bondurant

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Beautifully-executed period piece

7 months, 3 weeks ago at Oct 25 8:15

PvtCaboose91

3 votes

"I'm the one who's going to make your life real difficult if you don't tow the line, country boy."

Screenwriter Nick Cave and director John Hillcoat collaborated for the exceptional Aussie western The Proposition back in 2005, and Lawless reunites these two boundlessly talented professionals for another historical drama drenched in violence. Similar to The Proposition in terms of to... read more

Lawless Review

8 months, 2 weeks ago at Oct 3 10:48

kgbelliveau

1 vote

Jack, Forrest and Howard Bondurant lived in a small town in Franklin County, Virginia, during a time when liquor was illegal but everyone just had to have it. The Bondurant brothers had the means to provide people with the finest moonshine around, but when Special Deputy Charlie Rakes wants a piece of their profit, the Bondurant brothers must be more discreet about their operations.

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4 months, 1 week ago at Feb 9 14:05

FG93

1 vote

Another Prohibition era tale based on a true story, this one having being written up by the great grandson of one of the brothers in the story.
Its about the Bondurant Brothers, bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. It makes a great gangster tale that has immediately become one of my favourites.

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Description: LAWLESS is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant’s family in his novel "The Wettest County In The World", the loyalty of three brothers is put ... (more)

Release date : 29 August 2012

2012 (10), Crime (10), Drama (7), 2010s (5), Gangster (3), Based On Novel (3), Western (3), Brothers (2), Guy Pearce (2), Based On A True Story (2), 2010's (2), Tom Hardy (2), Prohibition (2), (2), America (2), Period (1), Adaptation (1), Violence (1), Crime. Prohibition (1), Gangters (1)

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" Movie is based on the historical novel The Wettest County in the World (2008) by Matt Bondurant. Lawless explores the actions of three brothers: Forrest, Howard and Jack Bondurant, who made and sold moonshine in Franklin County, Virginia, during Prohibition in the United States."

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