Down by Law (1986) movie poster

Down by Law (1986)

"It's not where you start - It's where you start again."
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👍 88%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 82%
CrimeDramaComedy

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Director
Jim Jarmusch
Runtime
1h 46m
Country
United States of America, Germany
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.3/10 (825 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
75

Cast

Tom Waits as Zack · 72% avg
John Lurie as Jack
Roberto Benigni as Roberto · 78% avg
Nicoletta Braschi as Nicoletta · 84% avg
Ellen Barkin as Laurette · 70% avg
Billie Neal as Bobbie
Rockets Redglare as Gig
Vernel Bagneris as Preston

Is Down by Law good?

Yes. 88% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 82%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#130 / 1253 · Crime
Rank in its year
#11 / 58 · 1986
Rank among its director's films
#3 / 10 · Jim Jarmusch
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Crime Movies on Criterion Channel (#6) · Best Free Crime Movies on Fandango at Home (#8) · Best Free Comedy Movies on Fandango at Home (#9) · The Best Comedy Movies on Criterion Channel (#11)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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

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