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Play trailer 1:46 Poster for Bright TV-MA Released Dec 22, 2017 1h 57m Action Mystery & Thriller Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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In an alternate present day, humans, orcs, elves and fairies have been coexisting since the beginning of time. Two police officers, one a human, the other an orc, embark on a routine night patrol that will alter the future of their world as they know it. Battling both their own personal differences as well as an onslaught of enemies, they must work together to protect a young female elf and a thought-to-be-forgotten relic, which, in the wrong hands, could destroy everything.
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Bright tries to blend fantasy, hard-hitting cop drama, and social commentary -- and ends up falling painfully short of the mark on all three fronts.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint Bright feels like an ambitious experiment with a noble subtext, which could easily have been made with entirely human characters. Perhaps then it might have felt less laboured and contrived. Jul 29, 2019 Full Review Roxana Hadadi Pajiba Bright uses barely developed magical elements to tell a barely developed story about racism and prejudice in America. On both fronts, it fails. May 7, 2018 Full Review Radheyan Simonpillai NOW Toronto Perhaps expecting Bright to ask pertinent questions or think beyond its "Orc is the New Black" conceit was too much. As such, the limited world-building is just window-dressing for a basic survive-the-night thriller that putters along on toxic fumes Rated: 1/5 Dec 30, 2017 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Bright is certainly an attractive prospect given the talent involved, but Ayer's aggressive and ultramasculine perspective feels tired and, perhaps, outdated. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 16, 2022 Full Review Ian Brill Battleship Pretension Bright is dedicated to using promising ideas in the least imaginative ways possible. Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Kshitij Rawat The Indian Express It has a great premise, but execution is extraordinarily clumsy. It is far from the worst film of the year as many have said, but it isn't a magnificent, enlightened, and socially conscious piece of cinema it pretends to be either. Mar 9, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The world environment and the different races and people made this movie a syi-fi classic in my book. The soundtrack in this movie has been some of my favorite movie related songs I've ever heard. stayed in my playlist for years! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/25 Full Review Shaun C I really like the movie. It had a lot of really cool parallels with societal issues. I like action movies, and I like the fantasy movies. I don’t think I’ve ever really seen a way for Hollywood to mix modern society with orcs and fairies and magic and stuff. I like how there wasn’t a lot of over explaining how everything works to the audience like in a lot of movies now. The magic, fairies, elves and orcs were all just there in every day life. It was pretty neat. I think, because it was never portrayed this way, the critics have a hard time with it. I would like to see more. And the soundtrack was awesome. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/10/25 Full Review Juda V It was a really amazing movie. There were a lot of action sequences and it was a really thrilling story. If you like hard action and fantasy, this is just a really nice combination of both genres. Definitely a fun watch, always good to start the holidays with another Will Smith movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review C E First time I watched the movie immediately when it was out. I did not want to like it but I liked it. I was returning to it in my thoughts quite a lot and I think now it presents a good refreshing yet very grounded view on the fantasies. I watched it again several times. It leaves a good aftertaste. I would say that this aftertaste reveals the most if the movie is great. So, it is for me. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review alan g Gem? No, rock. Confusing, muddled, stupid. Bad acting bad plot interracial themes that make no sense. Movie feels like it was thrown together during a hallucinogenic trip. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Michael B Don't believe the critics and watch this gem. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In an alternate present day, humans, orcs, elves and fairies have been coexisting since the beginning of time. Two police officers, one a human, the other an orc, embark on a routine night patrol that will alter the future of their world as they know it. Battling both their own personal differences as well as an onslaught of enemies, they must work together to protect a young female elf and a thought-to-be-forgotten relic, which, in the wrong hands, could destroy everything.
Director
David Ayer
Producer
David Ayer, Eric Newman, Bryan Unkeless, Ted Sarandos
Screenwriter
Max Landis
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Netflix, Overbrook Entertainment
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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