Lucy

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Lucy

R

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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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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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Besson packs a lot of ideas into the brief 89-minute runtime, but he should've spent another 20 minutes on character development.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 5, 2022

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PIXELEYE P

Besides the massive plot holes that come with it, Lucy is an entertaining movie. I like the premise, even though it doesn’t really make sense if you think about it but oh well. The action scenes are great and the CGI is surprisingly good. One thing I couldn’t rap my head around however is why on earth does Lucy not save the people who are getting shot/dying in the film? She has all these reality bending powers yet never saves anyone, nor does she permanently restrain the mobsters who are clearly out to kill her and anyone that stands in their way… It just felt weird to me. Otherwise this was really entertaining. I assume this whole idea of "using 100% of our brains" wouldn’t give us all these god-like powers in real life but I guess it’s fun to think about.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/29/25

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C S

Spoilers. What i found good: 1. They must've poured in a lot of money into the CGI and visuals. They were good. 2. Always buildup of tension, kept me hooked. What i found meh...: 1. The storyline. At first, it begins by saying that humans always create an origin story centered on their own. Then, it ends by showing how humanity can smh control others and gravity and travel back time and break all the laws of physics by... activating more neurones. Isnt this the most self-centered thing ever. "We were born with Type 7 civilisation esque potential and we just need to activate it! :))))" 2. Plotholes. I dont understand. Lucy was dying because she ingested the drug and her cells chose immortality or smth. Then at the end of movie after ingesting so much of the drug, she transcends into the Internet and becomes immortal that way. Umm, someone please explain how this works?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/14/25

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Neil S

Another Luc Besson visual delight in the shape of Scarlett Johannson. Great to see Mr Wu away from his all you can eat buffet in Benidorm lol. Thoughtful to say the least.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/25

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Paul D.

I just love these type of movies and Scarlett Johansson was amazing in her role.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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Manuel P

Stop it with this lie that "we only use 1% of our brains", it is a stupid premise and actually untrue. It showcases your ignorance on the matter you intend to develop your stupid idea for a movie on.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/25

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Bill G

This may be one of the best movies I've ever seen. Step back though. You will hear criticisms of how this is pseudo-science and there are plot holes, etc. and all those critics are right. What they don't realize is the potential of this movie as to how humankind can evolve. Is it weird? Yes. Does it have a weird ending? Yes. But the potential for humanity is expressed as I've never seen it expressed before.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/25

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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+, Canal+, TF1 Films Productions, EuropaCorp
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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