Lawless

Lawless

When the law became corrupt, outlaws became heroes.

16+ 2012 · 115 min · ★ 7.1 (3K) · Crime, Drama, Western

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.

Directed by John Hillcoat · Written by Nick Cave

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