Fresh
The Jim Jarmusch penchant for off-the-wall characters and odd situations is very much in evidence.
Variety Staff, Variety
Down by Law
It's not where you start - It's where you start again.
1986 · 1h 46m · R
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
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Down by Law
Overview
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Rotten
On the whole I've had more fun in Cleveland.
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The excitement (of Down by Law) comes from the realization that we are seeing a true film maker at work, using film to create a narrative that couldn't exist on the stage or the printed page of a novel.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
A true original that kind of grows on you.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Pure pleasure for comedy connoisseurs.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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