Lucy

R

Released Jul 25, 2014

1h 28m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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240 Reviews

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100,000+ Ratings

When a boyfriend tricks Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) into delivering a briefcase to a supposed business contact, the once-carefree student is abducted by thugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule. She is surgically implanted with a package containing a powerful chemical, but it leaks into her system, giving her superhuman abilities, including telekinesis and telepathy. With her former captors in pursuit, Lucy seeks out a neurologist (Morgan Freeman), who she hopes will be able to help her.

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Critics Consensus

Enthusiastic and silly, Lucy powers through the movie's logic gaps with cheesy thrills plus Scarlett Johansson's charm -- and mostly succeeds at it.

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Emily St. James

Vox

It's a film that takes great delight in her essentially co-opting a long series of tropes and storylines typically reserved for men in stories of this type, which is an old trope in the feminist action movie wheelhouse.

Sep 26, 2016

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David Sims

The Atlantic

let it grab you by the noodle and zap you into its whacked-out vision of human existence. You'll feel much better for it, I promise.

Sep 22, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Say what you will about 'Lucy,' which is an absurdly silly and sometimes aggressively stupid movie, but it's at least interested in showing us something new.

Jun 18, 2016

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Alejandro Turdó

EscribiendoCine

Perhaps the intellectual side of the film arrives a little too late after so much action and does not withstand analysis, but it is enough to elevate a genre film born from an enormous What If... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

May 9, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

It's basically a fantasy wrapped in the guise of science and used as an excuse for an action thriller, but what a thriller. This is a kinetic explosion at its best with Johansson striding through it with a sense of drive and assuredness...

May 6, 2023

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Lucy‘s two strands co-exist, intercut but separate; the pleasure is in ricocheting between two incompatible elements for an entire movie, making those blunt opening juxtapositions surprisingly indicative of what’s to come.

Jan 24, 2023

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G P

Absolutely loved this. This was a brilliant movie that needs a trilogy. Being us more please.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Martyn F

Dont expect epic sci-fi but sci-fi on a postcard, an idea, fleshed out a little but not too much. Freeman provides the anchor in the real world to balance Johansson‘a transformation from human to supra. Enjoyable

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/25/24

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Tony B

Somewhat silly story, some fairly major plot holes, but saved somewhat by decent acting and action scenes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/17/24

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Deron B

An absolute thrilling sci fi film with great action and a very intrigued story line. Only thing keeping this from 5 stars is the dreadful end. The performance of Lucy is incredible and carries the movie to greatness.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Ador C

Onek kichu bujhar achee

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/11/24

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Bruno S

O filme é até bacana, tem boas ideias, algumas cenas legais de ação, mas toda a sua qualidade é jogada no lixo com a cena final...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Luc Besson

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Scarlett Johansson

Lucy

Morgan Freeman

Professor Samuel Norman

Choi Min-sik

Mr. Jang

Amr Waked

Capt. Pierre Del Rio

Julian Rhind-Tutt

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Synopsis

When a boyfriend tricks Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) into delivering a briefcase to a supposed business contact, the once-carefree student is abducted by thugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule. She is surgically implanted with a package containing a powerful chemical, but it leaks into her system, giving her superhuman abilities, including telekinesis and telepathy. With her former captors in pursuit, Lucy seeks out a neurologist (Morgan Freeman), who she hopes will be able to help her.

Director: Luc Besson
Producer: Virginie Silla
Screenwriter: Luc Besson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Cine+, EuropaCorp, Canal+, TF1 Films Productions
Rating: R (Sexuality|Disturbing Images|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $126.5M
Runtime: 1h 28m

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