Down by Law

Jarmusch does New Orleans. Three hapless men find themselves sharing a jail cell after running afoul of the law. They break out and try to make their way through the Louisiana swamp. The movie has some striking black-and-white photography, so there's that.

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Jim Jarmusch directed Down by Law in 1986. See Jim Jarmusch's full filmography, where to start with Jim Jarmusch, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jim Jarmusch.

Down by Law was released in 1986 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.