Lucy

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Lucy

R

Released Jul 25, 2014

1h 28m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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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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Dana P

Didn't unlock the potential of how fun this premise could have been. Underwhelming and kinda just dumb.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Lanal L

This was an odd movie: some parts were 5-star while others were 2-star: The 5-star parts: The opening scene; the audacious killing spree and the shooting of Richard through the glass doors by Mr. Jang's henchmen; the transformation of Lucy; the decimation of the henchmen by Lucy; and the car chase--best car chase I've ever seen in film. The 2-star parts: The auditorium sections with Morgan Freeman reciting longish periods of lectures that shed absolutely nothing new regarding the science of the brain--slowed the movie waaaaay down and stopped the action; the rapid change of Lucy should have been slower to give her more time to go after all the bad guys including Julian Rhind-Tutt's character who was a real son-of-a-b**** but Lucy never goes after The Limey nor does she go directly after Mr. Jang; the constant flashing on other images broke up the action; Scarlett Johansson did an adequate job in the part but the young Sigourney Weaver would have been a powerhouse in the role and Johansson is no powerhouse actor. Morgan Freeman was okay in his role though I had the feeling that the producers and executives of the film simply wanted a big American name actor for the role--suitable or not. Choi Min-sik was excellent in his role and the musical selection of Mozart's Requiem was perfect at the moment that he's confronted by Lucy; wished they'd used classical music throughout.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Dana W

I've watched Lucy several times, totally loved it each time. The flashing from current action to primal scenes was brilliant, compelling and humorous. Scarlett's performance was riveting. Highly recommend this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Hila F

I think it’s an amazing movie!!! A must see for sure. It is violent and graphic so for those who can’t handle that I wouldn’t recommend. Watched it with my family and we were so captivated by the movie’s plot and of course Scarlett Johansson’s amazing acting. Was shocked to see the rating of the movie was so low!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Alexandru C

Stupid premise. Cringe storyline and dialogue. Scarlett is OK, plus hot. Probably one of the worst movies I’ve seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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Marcos M

Amazing movie. Great script, directing, acting. I could jeep watching but in a way is better a shorter movie without unecessary scenes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/25/24

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Luc Besson

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Lucy

Morgan Freeman

Professor Samuel Norman

Choi Min-sik

Mr. Jang

Amr Waked

Capt. Pierre Del Rio

Julian Rhind-Tutt

The Limey

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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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