Join more than 5 million users

using PlayPilot to find the best movies and shows on all streaming services!

Promo

Ratings

Profile photo for
Your rating:
IMDb rating Visit page
IMDb rating 6.4
Critic rating Average critic rating
Critic rating 7

Reviews

Add a review
Critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
rated 8

The first half of Lucy contains the most energetic and purely entertaining filmmaking Besson has produced since The Fifth Element...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Matt Zoller Seitz
rated 8

...a fun, confident work. It's fast and tight and playful even when it's sadistic and violent...

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Ian Nathan
rated 6

What keeps us watching, eager for the outcome, is the always scintillating star turn from Johansson, perfectly capturing the psychological plunge...

Read full review at Empire
Critic Xan Brooks
rated 6

Besson delivers the thrills with aplomb, while Johansson looks to be relishing a role that stands as a kind of populist cousin to her recent, electrifying performance in Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin.

Read full review at The Guardian
Gabby
rated 10

probably among the few psychological and philosophical movies that put in a deep feel.

1 year ago
Critic Lise Ulrich
rated 5

’Lucy’ fungerer bedst, når man som seer slår sin egen ynkelige 10 procents-funktionelle hjerne fra og bare lader sig rive med af Bessons absurditeter og filmens yderst kreative visuelle side.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Lisa Brygger
rated 7

...Besson sovser sin seneste actionbombe ind i flot koreograferede scener, heftigt tempo og overraskende store mængder sympati for Lucy, der bliver en større badass for hvert minut der går.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Johan Croneman
rated 8

Det är (brutalt) våldsamt och magisk vackert, och det är tufft och krävande att titta på – och så är det tankeväckande i ordets absoluta betydelse.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

Cast & Crew

Luc Besson
Director
Luc Besson
Writer
Morgan Freeman
As Professor Samuel Norman
Julian Rhind-Tutt
As The Limey
Scarlett Johansson
As Lucy Miller
Amr Waked
As Pierre Del Rio
Lio Tipton
As Caroline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lucy about? Toggle content

Lucy, an unsuspecting American woman, is forced to become a drug mule for a ruthless Korean crime lord. When she accidentally ingests the powerful synthetic drug CPH4, she develops superhuman abilities and transforms into a merciless warrior. With her newfound powers, Lucy seeks revenge against her captors and takes on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth behind the drug and her own evolution.

Where can I stream Lucy? Toggle content
What movies are similar to Lucy? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Lucy include I Am Number Four, Edge of Tomorrow, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Inception, Divergent, Spider-Man: Homecoming.