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Legacy

Play trailer Poster for Legacy R,  2010,  1h 33m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 86% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 42% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
86% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 42% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A former soldier, who was once captured and tortured during a mission, has a mental breakdown while holed up in a Brooklyn hotel room.

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Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times Oct 14, 2010
2/5
Aspiring for psychological drama rather than action movie, the film takes itself far too seriously. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 13, 2020
3.0/4.0
Elba carries the lead role and the film. Go to Full Review
Norm Schrager Filmcritic.com Jan 23, 2011
3/5
... the director has a good eye and a great lead actor to pull Legacy through. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey Chen ReelTalk Movie Reviews Jan 13, 2011
7/10
As a showpiece for Elba, the movie functions well, and will probably be regarded mainly for being just that. Go to Full Review
Alexander Pashby Electric Sheep Oct 26, 2010
A tight psychological thriller that punches well above its low-budget weight. Go to Full Review
Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Oct 19, 2010
3.5/5
Featuring plenty of visceral thrills and presented with more intelligence than many of the thrillers which spring from Hollywood strafing cliche bullets to little effect, it suggests everyone concerned is destined for bigger, better things in the future. Go to Full Review
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Hermione P Jan 9, 2017 Wow Did not see that ending coming?
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Cast & Crew

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Eromose

Director

Idris Elba

Malcolm Gray

Eamonn Walker

Darnell Gray Jr.

Monique Curnen

Valentina Gray

Clarke Peters

Ola Adenuga

Richard Brake

Scott O'Keefe

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Movie Info

Synopsis A former soldier, who was once captured and tortured during a mission, has a mental breakdown while holed up in a Brooklyn hotel room.
Director
Eromose
Screenwriter
Eromose
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Strong Brutal Violence|Some Torture)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 8, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
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