Legend

2015, Crime/Drama, 2h 11m

171 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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As a gangster biopic, Legend is deeply flawed, but as a showcase for Tom Hardy -- in a dual role, no less -- it just about lives up to its title. Read critic reviews

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Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray (Tom Hardy) and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
  • Rating:
    R (Some Sexual and Drug Material|Language Throughout|Strong Violence)
  • Genre:
    Crime, Drama, Biography
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Brian Helgeland
  • Producer:
    Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Chris Clark, Quentin Curtis, Brian Oliver
  • Writer:
    Brian Helgeland
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $1.9M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Universal Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Atmos

Cast & Crew

Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy
Ronald Kray, Reginald Kray
Emily Browning
Emily Browning
Frances Shea
David Thewlis
David Thewlis
Leslie Payne
Taron Egerton
Taron Egerton
Teddy Smith
Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston
Nipper Read
Chazz Palminteri
Chazz Palminteri
Angelo Bruno
Tara Fitzgerald
Tara Fitzgerald
Elsie Shea
Paul Bettany
Paul Bettany
Charlie Richardson
Colin Morgan
Colin Morgan
Frankie Shea
Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson
Albert Donoghue
Stephen Lord
Stephen Lord
Fuller
Duffy
Duffy
Timi Yuro
Brian Helgeland
Brian Helgeland
Director
Brian Helgeland
Brian Helgeland
Screenwriter
Tim Bevan
Tim Bevan
Producer
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner
Producer
Chris Clark
Chris Clark
Producer
Quentin Curtis
Quentin Curtis
Producer
Brian Oliver
Brian Oliver
Producer
Kate Solomon
Kate Solomon
Executive Producer
Amelia Granger
Amelia Granger
Executive Producer
Liza Chasin
Liza Chasin
Executive Producer
Olivier Courson
Olivier Courson
Executive Producer
Ron Halpern
Ron Halpern
Executive Producer
Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy
Executive Producer
Michael Bassick
Michael Bassick
Executive Producer
Peter Mallouk
Peter Mallouk
Executive Producer
Christopher Woodrow
Christopher Woodrow
Executive Producer
Dick Pope
Dick Pope
Cinematographer
Peter McNulty
Peter McNulty
Film Editor
Carter Burwell
Carter Burwell
Original Music
Tom Conroy
Tom Conroy
Production Design
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Critic Reviews for Legend

All Critics (171) | Top Critics (52) | Fresh (104) | Rotten (67)
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Audience Reviews for Legend

  • Jul 19, 2017
    The story of the infamous Kray twin gangsters relies entirely on its leading man Hardy in a double and he truly does deliver. The plot is always entertaining although it follows the mob standards, but things never get too exciting either. I guess true events sometimes do that. Still, Hardy's performance makes it all worth while.
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  • May 03, 2016
    There are two things that save this movie from being a real bore, Tom Hardy as Ron Kray and Tom Hardy as Reggie Kray. The performance alone from Hardy should give you enough juice to watch 'Legend', however disjointed the movie may be as a gangster flick. Or is it really a gangster flick so much as a romance? I really could not tell which direction Brian Helgeland wanted to take this film, which ultimately lends 'Legend' to terrible pacing problems. The story seems ripe for the plucking, and though the story essentially starts with the brothers already in a high state of power, our relationship as a viewer remains on a strained outside-looking-in lackey rather than one of the family. Decent acting from a supporting cast that looks just as confused when Hardy isn't on screen with them, coupled with Hardy's performance (especially during the true gangster scenes) should give you just enough interest to tune in, otherwise, 'Legend' won't rise to the occasion.
    Lane Z Super Reviewer
  • May 01, 2016
    It's overly-polished which does work against it, but Hardy's performance carries the film beautifully
    Super Reviewer
  • Apr 09, 2016
    Hardy does give two excellent and very distinct performances, but he can't rescue a movie that's essentially a middling and kind of boring riff on Scorsese.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
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