Legend (2015)
Love, fight, live, rule like a legend.
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray 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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 9 September 2015 |
| Genre | Crime, Thriller |
| Director | Brian Helgeland |
| Starring | Tom Hardy, Emily Browning and Christopher Eccleston |
| Runtime | 132 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 5.9 · Metacritic 55/100 · Rotten Tomatoes 60% · TMDB users 7.0/10 |
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|---|---|
| Argentina | Prime Video $5199 ARS |
| Australia | ARD/ZDF |
| Belize | Prime Video |
| Bolivia | Prime Video |
| Brazil | Prime Video R$19.90 |
| Canada | Tubi |
| Chile | Prime Video $6490 CLP |
| Colombia | Prime Video $24900 COP |
| Costa Rica | Prime Video |
| Denmark | Prime Video 69 kr DKK, Viaplay 159 kr DKK, Max 129 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Prime Video |
| Ecuador | Prime Video $5.99 |
| El Salvador | Prime Video |
| Finland | Prime Video €6.99, Viaplay €13.99, Max €11.99 |
| Guatemala | Prime Video |
| Guernsey | Prime Video |
| Honduras | Prime Video |
| Ireland | Prime Video €6.99, Paramount+ |
| Japan | Prime Video ¥600 JPY, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Mexico | Prime Video $99 MXN |
| Nicaragua | Prime Video |
| Norway | Prime Video 79 kr NOK, Viaplay 169 kr NOK, Max 149 kr NOK |
| Panama | Prime Video $5.99 |
| Paraguay | Prime Video |
| Peru | Prime Video S/25.90 |
| South Korea | Watcha |
| Sweden | Prime Video 69 kr SEK, Viaplay 169 kr SEK, Max 149 kr SEK |
| United Kingdom | Prime Video £8.99 GBP, Paramount+ |
| Uruguay | Prime Video $U249 |
| Venezuela | Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
Brian Helgeland’s 2015 crime thriller leans on a singular visual trick: Tom Hardy plays both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the volatile twin gangsters who shook up 1960s London. The film runs 132 minutes. Christopher Eccleston anchors the chaos as Detective Nipper Read. It is a tight, muscular look at how fame and violence feed each other in a city that is about to change.
What the critics said
Critics landed in the middle, which is rare for a gangster film. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 60% Tomatometer score and a 5.9 average rating as of November 2024. Metacritic sits at 55, a mark it describes as mixed or average. The consensus notes the film is deeply flawed as a biopic but works as a showcase for Tom Hardy. Hardy plays two roles, a feat the critics acknowledged even as they poked holes in the script. It is a solid performance trapped in a hollow movie, a combination that leaves viewers deciding if the star saves the vessel.
How it did with audiences
Legend made $43.0 million worldwide against a budget under $25 million. That is a solid profit, or at least a very confident accounting choice. In the United Kingdom, it took in US$28.0 million and held a Top 10 spot for seven weeks. North America contributed $1.9 million. The rest of the world added $13.1 million. On TMDB, users rate it 7 out of 10.
What came next for the cast
Tom Hardy moved from Inception and The Dark Knight Rises to Dunkirk and Venom. David Thewlis, known for two Harry Potter entries, stepped into the DC universe for Wonder Woman and Justice League. Christopher Eccleston shifted from 28 Days Later to Where Hands Touch. The films list what followed. They do not prove Legend changed anything.
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Sources
- Legend on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q17182571 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Legend (2015 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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