Legion

"When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins."

2010 1h 40m EN

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5.9

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20%

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METACRITIC

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5.3

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 2,974🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes●32Metacritic★5.3IMDB · 115,475

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Synopsis

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When God loses faith in humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope for survival lies in a group of strangers trapped in an out-of-the-way, desert diner with the Archangel Michael.

“When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.”

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Cast

Paul Bettany
Michael
Lucas Black
Jeep Hanson
Tyrese Gibson
Kyle Williams
Adrianne Palicki
Charlie
Charles S. Dutton
Percy Walker
Jon Tenney
Howard Anderson
Kevin Durand
Gabriel
Willa Holland
Audrey Anderson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Scott Stewart
Writers: Scott Stewart, Peter Schink
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Scott Stewart, shot by John Lindley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Frizzell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven Kemper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Paul Bettany and Lucas Black and Tyrese Gibson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1038686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Scott Stewart directs. John Lindley behind the camera. John Frizzell scores. Steven Kemper cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by Scott Stewart, shot by John Lindley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by John Frizzell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Steven Kemper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Paul Bettany and Lucas Black and Tyrese Gibson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.".
7IMDB entry: tt1038686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "angel", "supernatural", "diner", "religion".

The technical file

Cinematography: John Lindley
Original score: John Frizzell
Editing: Steven Kemper
Production design: Jeff Higinbotham
Costume design: Wendy Partridge
Stunt coordinator: Merritt Yohnka
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $26,000,000
Box office: $67,918,658
Return: 261% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Legion (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 32/100
IMDB rating: 5.3/10 · 115,475 votes
MPAA: R

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Andre Gonzales2023-07-10
★ 8/10
Awesome awesome movie. Now I wish their were sequels to this movie. The old lady freaked me out when I first saw this. That scene alone got me hooked on this movie.
CinemaSerf2025-06-21
★ 6/10
It’s taken long enough, but finally God has had enough with humanity and so sends the archangel Gabriel (Kevin Durand) to eradicate mankind from the face of the earth. This is all going quite smoothly until the last bastion of humanity starts to put up a fight. These folks are holed up in a remote American diner where the pregnant “Charlie” (Adrianne Palicki) manages to convince archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) that her child could offer an hope of salvation for mankind. Persuaded, he agrees to folds his wings away and decides to help out. Can he thwart the combined assault of his erstwhile brethren, though, and continue to defy his boss? Indeed, is his rebellion maybe all part of a greater deific plan? Bettany is actually quite good here, in a fit and hammy sort of fashion, and the dark and dingy visual effects also work quite well - but the story is pretty weak and I couldn’t help thinking this was more of an angelic version of a John Ford film only with a busted BMW rather than a stagecoach. Don’t look for good writing or powerful characterisations, here - you’ll hurt your eyes, but if you just want a celestial battle of wills, feathers and samurai swords then this is a perfectly watchable action adventure that kills time effortlessly and forgettably.