Lawless

2012 7.1 (3116 votes) 1h 55m

Genres

Crime Drama Western

Production Companies

Benaroya Pictures
Yucaipa Films
Annapurna Pictures
Pie Films Inc.
Red Wagon Entertainment
Revolt Films
BlumHansonAllen Films

When the law became corrupt, outlaws became heroes.

Overview

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.