Down by Law
1986GermanyLanguage: EnglishDirected by Jim Jarmusch★ 7.3
Available in English: subtitled
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedymelancholicwhimsicalwarm
Pacing
slow burnepisodic
Story
escapejourney
Emotion
belongingthe family you choosefiguring out who you arelonging
Themes
class and moneycaught between worldspoverty
Feel
quietly hauntingcerebralrewatchablediscussion starter
Violence
mild