Locke

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Locke

R

Released Apr 25, 2014

1h 24m

Drama

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A man's (Tom Hardy) life unravels after he leaves a construction site at a critical time and drives to London to be present for the birth of a child conceived during a one-night stand.

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Critics Consensus

A one-man show set in a single confined location, Locke demands a powerful performance -- and gets it from a never-more-compelling Tom Hardy.

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Chris Bennion

The Times (UK)

It may sound dull, but it is anything but.

Apr 25, 2023

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

... despite its uncertain themes, Hardy's consuming performance is too fascinating to miss.

Rated: B-

Sep 2, 2017

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

[Hardy's performance is] the reason you'd see Locke, and the reason you may remember it fondly, long after the ride ends.

Jan 5, 2015

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JD Duran

InSession Film

By year’s end, this will still be one of the more important films we see all year.

Rated: A

Aug 19, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

British filmmaker Steven Knight wrote the tough, lean, uncompromising scripts for 'Dirty Pretty Things' and 'Eastern Promises.' Locke is just as uncompromising, but what’s at stake here is the measure of a man faced with a difficult decision

Aug 19, 2022

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

Hardy commands the screen the entire time.

Rated: B

Sep 9, 2021

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Danilo P

A compelling and engaging story, unravelling one phone call at a time. I felt really involved, both in Locke's family and personal vicissitudes, and in all that concrete drama. Yes, you'll be watching Tom Hardy driving his car and making phone calls for an hour and a half. Don't be put off by this: it's a masterpiece of a movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Jeff N.

Good film and acting but not terribly deep nor action.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/03/25

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Nesrin U

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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babarizam D

It is one of my fav film. It is a great film example of Expressionism

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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RON R

I don’t care how good Hardy’s acting is. This movie was boring and predictable. Dude abandons his job managing a once in a lifetime MAJOR project and gets fired, shocker. Dudes wife kicks him to the curb after finding out he cheated and knocked another woman up, shocker. Dude flushed his whole life down the drain cuz he has abandonment issues and doesn’t want to repeat his father’s mistake, yawn!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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Locke: Official Clip - Once and Never

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Locke: Official Clip - I Have None of Those Things

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Locke: Official Clip - I've Gone Mad

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Locke: Official Clip - It Was Once

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Locke: Official Clip - Complicated Pregnancy

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Locke: Official Clip - Crying to Come Home

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Locke: Official Clip - Not Coming Home

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Locke: Official Clip - You're Fired

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Locke: Official Clip - Locke Cheated

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Locke: Official Clip - You're Pathetic

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Synopsis

A man's (Tom Hardy) life unravels after he leaves a construction site at a critical time and drives to London to be present for the birth of a child conceived during a one-night stand.

Director: Steven Knight
Producer: Paul Webster, Guy Heeley
Screenwriter: Steven Knight
Distributor: A24
Production Co: IM Global, Shoebox Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 25, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4M
Runtime: 1h 24m

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