Down by Law

About Down by Law

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

Down by Law (1986) is a comedy crime film directed by Jim Jarmusch. Tom Waits appears as Zack, John Lurie as Jack, Roberto Benigni as Roberto, and Nicoletta Braschi as Nicoletta.

Released in September 1986, it runs 106 minutes. Written by Jim Jarmusch. It was produced by Island Pictures.

Shelv files it under prison escape, louisiana, pimp, and convict. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel. It scores 7.4 out of 10 from 881 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Le Cercle Rouge, A Man Escaped, and T2 Trainspotting make useful companions to Down by Law, all filed under escape.