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1986 | DIRECTED BY JIM JARMUSCH

Down By Law

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Movie Stats
Year
1986
Runtime
 107 minutes (1 hr 47 mins)
Certificates

15

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K-12

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Ellen Barkin
Tom Waits
John Lurie
Roberto Benigni
Nicoletta Braschi
Billie Neal
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
20th September 1986
39 years 9 months 4 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
25th September 1986
39 years 8 months 29 days ago
France release date
 France
12th November 1986
39 years 7 months 12 days ago
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
20th November 1986
39 years 7 months 4 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
22nd November 1986
39 years 7 months 2 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
5th December 1986
39 years 6 months 19 days ago
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Directed by
jim jarmusch Jim Jarmusch
Starring
Tom WaitsZack
John LurieJack
Roberto BenigniRoberto
Nicoletta BraschiNicoletta
jim jarmuschEllen BarkinLaurette
Billie NealBobbie
Rockets RedglareGig
Vernel BagnerisPreston
TimotheaJulie
L.C. DraneL.C.
Joy N. Houck Jr.Detective Mandino
Carrie LindsoeYoung Girl
Ralph JosephDetective
Richard BoesDetective
Dave PetitjeanCajun Detective
Adam CohenUniformed Cop
Alan KleinbergCorpse
Archie SampierPrisoner
David DahlgrenGuard #1
Alex MillerGuard #2
Eliott KeenerGuard #3
Jay HilliardGuard #4
Pruitt Taylor Vince
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
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News from around the web
Tom Waits and the Slow Normalization of Weirdness  Book and Film Globe Thu, 15th January 2026

Classic Film Review: Black and White Deadpan from the Golden Age of “Indie” — “Down by Law” (1986)  rogersmovienation.com Thu, 30th October 2025

Down By Law review – Jim Jarmusch masters cinematic cool  The Guardian Thu, 11th September 2014

Review: ‘Down By Law’ is Jim Jarmusch’s Subversive Masterpiece | by Reece Beckett | Counter Arts  Medium Fri, 8th December 2023

Classic Film Kid – Down by Law (1986)  The Geek Show Fri, 11th March 2022

Down by Law: Chemistry Set  The Criterion Collection Tue, 17th July 2012

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