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Down by Law
It's not where you start - It's where you start again.
It's not where you start - It's where you start again.
Comedy, Crime, Drama - 1986
7.7
87%
75
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
106 min
Release date:
20 Sep 1986
Country:
DE, US
Languages:
English, Italian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 6 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Pure pleasure for comedy connoisseurs.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
A true original that kind of grows on you.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
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,
20 May 2003
rotten:
On the whole I've had more fun in Cleveland.
– Pat Graham,
Chicago Reader,
11 Jan 2008
fresh:
The Jim Jarmusch penchant for off-the-wall characters and odd situations is very much in evidence.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
11 Jan 2008
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