Legendary

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Legendary

PG-13

2010

1h 47m

Drama

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Hoping that his estranged brother (John Cena) will train him, a scrawny teenager (Devon Graye) joins his high-school wrestling team.

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Critics Consensus

Maudlin, predictable, and clichéd, Legendary pins its talented cast under a heavy layer of formulaic schmaltz.

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

09/10/2010

2.5/5

Follows a straight narrative line to its cliched ending without a deviation from formula.

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Stephanie Merry

Washington Post

09/10/2010

2/4

Exactly what you might expect, right down to the montage of blindfolded tussling, jogging and high-fives to the tune of unrelenting inspirational music.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

09/10/2010

3/4

It may not live up to that grandiose title, but this rousingly sweet little flick is certainly nothing to go out of your way to avoid.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

07/18/2022

Sincere and acceptable, but never memorable. [Full review in Spanish]

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/13/2020

2.0/4.0

Clarkson is about the only thing worth watching.

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

03/22/2018

3/5

The classic emotional sport movie with a touch of drama. [Full review in Spanish]

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/12/2025

Success in 1 hour and 47 minutes.

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Olivia W

@RT52553084 04/12/2025

Legendary Tyler Posey (“Teen Wolf” “Lincoln Heights” & “Fast & Furious 6”) & Devon Graye (“Dexter” “CSI: Miami” & “American Horror Story”)

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04/09/2022

The greatest John Cena movie by WWE Films!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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01/31/2020

I thought it was a pretty good movie until the end which was rather schmaltsy. It was pretty obvious that the director nor Danny Glover knew anything about fishing. Danny held the rod and reel upside down. And Crappie are not bait fish. Crappie are pan frying fish.

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12/29/2018

This movie was pretty good for what it was.

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04/17/2018

The story line was predictable, but that's basically the case with any WWE productions film. However, John Cena finally had a a character that played to his strengths as well as create a fun, feel-good story that any child can use as inspiration. Maybe not a "must watch" but definitely nothing that can be considered wasted time either.

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Synopsis

Hoping that his estranged brother (John Cena) will train him, a scrawny teenager (Devon Graye) joins his high-school wrestling team.

Director: Mel Damski
Producer: David Calloway
Screenwriter: John Posey
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co: WWE Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Material|Some Fighting Scenes|Brief Partial Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $191.9K
Runtime: 1h 47m