Legend

2015 • 2h 12m •

Crime Thriller

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.0/10

4,406 reviews

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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.

"Love, fight, live, rule like a legend."

Top Billed Cast

Tom Hardy

Ronald Kray / Reginald Kray

Emily Browning

Frances Shea

Christopher Eccleston

Leonard 'Nipper' Read

David Thewlis

Leslie Payne

Taron Egerton

Mad Teddy Smith

Chazz Palminteri

Angelo Bruno

Colin Morgan

Frank Shea

Paul Bettany

Charlie Richardson

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

M mattwilde123 Verified TMDB Critic

2017-03-09

'Legend' was not a very good film. It was poorly acted and written on the most part. It was predictable and just seemed like a forgettable straight-to-video gangster film. However, the only saving grace (and a really good one) was Tom Hardy.

Hardy was brilliant in the main roles (playing both of the Kray twins). He made the film funny and really tense when it tried to be. The soundtrack was also really good.

★★★...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

2022-12-27

Tom Hardy is quite accomplished here as he portrays both of the legendary London gangster Kray twins. The pair managed to stay one step ahead of the pursuing constabulary (led here by Christopher Ecclestone's ocassional appearances as "Nipper of there Yard") for many a year living the life of Riley whilst killing, extorting and running a network of protection rackets in the East of the city through their infamous "Firm" gang of henchmen. His persona of Reggie presents us with the more calculating, business-like approach whilst his portrayal of the sometimes gay Ronnie delivers a loose-cannon, ...