Legend

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Legend

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Released Nov 20, 2015

2h 11m

Crime

Drama

Biography

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Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray (Tom Hardy) and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

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Critics Consensus

As a gangster biopic, Legend is deeply flawed, but as a showcase for Tom Hardy -- in a dual role, no less -- it just about lives up to its title.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Legend really does waste the majority of its potential, Helgeland never tapping into the story of the Kray brothers in a way that is essential or lasting.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 18, 2016

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Helgeland uses long-take shots through boisterous clubs, unreliable narration and splashes of violence to create a drama of little surprise and even less impact.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 4, 2015

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Liz Braun

Toronto Sun

It's not short of thrills, the biggest of which is Hardy's double performance.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 3, 2015

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

Little more than an extravagant, blood-soaked and alcohol-fueled story, Legend fulfills its title; an overinflated piece of bar room folklore better told over a cold pint of Guinness (or several).

Aug 2, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Hardy's individual performances are excellent, quite predictably, though his characters are two-dimensional at best.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 23, 2022

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Therese Lacson

Nerdophiles

Hardy's performance shows off his range as an actor and is a perfect image of his acting chops. Beyond Hardy, [it] is a flawed gangster film with shifts in tone and [a familiar] plot.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 9, 2021

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Kaniska B

I like tom hardy acting but the story is too messed up to understand anything. I don't know what is the moral of story or is just a biography of a two brother who don't know their place in the london. Who knows??

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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Alvin S

Tom Hardy played the role well but I felt the pacing the story is just quite all over the place espcially towards the end.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/24

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Morgan P

Brilliantly captures 60s London and the Krays’ story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Audience Member

Lumpy and poorly made, yet hardy did a great performance

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/24

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jo v

Great acting from Tom Hardy. Poor Frances, Reg's wife. Reflects the world of the Krays in London at the time. Well worth watching. Good attention to period detail too

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Denys I

Definitely not the best movie, but worth watch it. Good acting and good story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Brian Helgeland

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Tom Hardy

Ronald Kray

Emily Browning

Frances Shea

David Thewlis

Leslie Payne

Taron Egerton

Teddy Smith

Christopher Eccleston

Nipper Read

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Synopsis

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray (Tom Hardy) and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

Director: Brian Helgeland
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Chris Clark, Quentin Curtis, Brian Oliver
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Working Title Films
Rating: R (Some Sexual and Drug Material|Language Throughout|Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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