Umnqobi we-Oscar we-Best Actor, Jamie Foxx usezingxoxweni zokugcina ukuvala isivumelwano sokubamba iqhaza ibhayisikobho ethi Law Abiding Citizen. Le filimu ezozulazula ohlotsheni oludumile lwe- "psychological thriller" izohlanganisa isenzo nomdlalo wezomthetho.
Umlingiswa ozodlalwa nguJamie Foxx uzoba isisulu sohlelo lwezomthetho, ozonquma ukuziphindisela ezandleni zakhe, ngemuva kokufunda ukuthi umbulali wendodakazi yakhe nomkakhe bazohamba kanjani ngokukhululeka emigwaqweni yedolobha. Sizophelezela lo mdlali omkhulu, UGerard Butler, endimeni yommeli wesifunda wesekela ozoba ngakolunye uhlangothi lweFoxx.
Ifilimu izobe isezandleni UFrank Darabont (The Mist, The Majestic) kuleli kheli, ibhalwe futhi yaboniswa ngungqondongqondo we UKurt ubemangele Labo ababhekele amafilimu afana ne-Equilibrium ne-Ultraviolet, ngokungangabazeki bathembisa ukuba ngomunye wempumelelo enkulu yango-2009.