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Lawless is a film based on a novel about the Bondurant brothers, who run a moonshine business in Virginia during Prohibition. They face a corrupt lawman who tries to extort them and a rival gang that targets them.
Lawless: Directed by John Hillcoat. With Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce. Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
- (255K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- John Hillcoat
- 2012-08-29
Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman (Guy Pearce) from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation...
- (221)
- John Hillcoat
- R
- Shia Labeouf
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members, as well as the production details, of the 2012 crime drama film Lawless. The film is based on the book The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant and stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, and Guy Pearce.
Three rebellious, bootlegging brothers find the elusive American Dream within their reach, and fight to maintain their grip as powerful urban gangsters reap the rewards of their hard work in this sprawling Great Depression-era crime drama from director John Hillcoat (The Road, The Proposition).
This true-to-life action saga profiles Virginia's bootlegging Bondurant brothers, whose exploits during the Prohibition era made them outlaw heroes. Watch trailers & learn more.
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Based on the true story of the Bondurant brothers who ran a lucrative bootlegging operation in Virginia. A violent war erupts when a corrupt lawman tries to shut them down. 16,967. IMDb 7.2 1 h 55 min 2012 X-Ray R. Drama • Suspense • Intense • Gritty.