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Bright

  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
206K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,645
140
Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in Bright (2017)
Set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for.
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ActionFantasyThriller

A detective must work with an Orc to find a powerful wand before evil creatures do.A detective must work with an Orc to find a powerful wand before evil creatures do.A detective must work with an Orc to find a powerful wand before evil creatures do.

  • Director
    • David Ayer
  • Writer
    • Max Landis
  • Stars
    • Will Smith
    • Joel Edgerton
    • Noomi Rapace
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    206K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,645
    140
    • Director
      • David Ayer
    • Writer
      • Max Landis
    • Stars
      • Will Smith
      • Joel Edgerton
      • Noomi Rapace
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

    Videos12

    Official Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:49
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 3:07
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 3:07
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    Teaser
    Trailer 0:38
    Teaser
    Bright
    Trailer 1:49
    Bright
    Bright: How Are Your Holes?
    Clip 0:45
    Bright: How Are Your Holes?
    Bright: Leilah Was Here
    Clip 0:54
    Bright: Leilah Was Here

    Photos137

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    Will Smith
    Will Smith
    • Daryl Ward
    Joel Edgerton
    Joel Edgerton
    • Nick Jakoby
    Noomi Rapace
    Noomi Rapace
    • Leilah
    Edgar Ramírez
    Edgar Ramírez
    • Kandomere
    • (as Edgar Ramirez)
    Lucy Fry
    Lucy Fry
    • Tikka
    Veronica Ngo
    Veronica Ngo
    • Tien
    Alex Meraz
    Alex Meraz
    • Serafin
    Happy Anderson
    Happy Anderson
    • Montehugh
    Ike Barinholtz
    Ike Barinholtz
    • Pollard
    Dawn Olivieri
    Dawn Olivieri
    • Sherri Ward
    Matt Gerald
    Matt Gerald
    • Hicks
    Margaret Cho
    Margaret Cho
    • Sergeant Ching
    Joseph Piccuirro
    Joseph Piccuirro
    • Brown
    Brad William Henke
    Brad William Henke
    • Dorghu
    Jay Hernandez
    Jay Hernandez
    • Rodriguez
    Enrique Murciano
    Enrique Murciano
    • Poison
    Scarlet Spencer
    Scarlet Spencer
    • Sophia Ward
    Andrea Navedo
    Andrea Navedo
    • Captain Perez
    • Director
      • David Ayer
    • Writer
      • Max Landis
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    User reviews1K

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    0U

    I liked the new story line!

    To everyone who had not seen this show yet you don't know what you have missed!!!! This review is for everyone who has already seen this movie!!! If you have already watched this movie on Netflix you have to watch it again!!! It is totally different!!! Well same movie but they have changed all kinds of scenes!!!! All the little side dialogue scenes have completely different dialogue from the regional showing of this movie on Netflix !!! It's like a completely alternate telling of the same story but with more detail of the telling of the story ! If you've watched this movie already watch it again!!! It's like watching it for the first time they made it totally redone and more enjoyable and completely open to a sequel! I would be truly disappointed if there is never a sequel to the show !!!!!
    8boggie4758

    Was so much better than I thought it would be

    I twist on buddy cop movie. Will Smith and the Orc play off each other perfectly. I could see this is how it would be if Middle Earth got pushed into our present day. The acting is good and the make up is excellent. Ok I loved the Orc and laughed at his one liners..If you want to watch something different then this is the movie for you. I liked it a lot.
    7Calicodreamin

    Surprisingly good

    I went into this with an open mind, I didn't know what it was about. But I was pleasantly surprised. The acting is good, the plot is straightforward, and the action is well done. The cinematography and make-up are really well done. I quite enjoyed the pairing of Smith and Edgerton. Really well done.
    6Platypuschow

    Bright: Great ideas, poorly executed

    So Bright was met with highly mixed reviews and I can entirely see why.

    Bright tells a story in a world full of multiple races, man stands alongside orcs, elves and if you pay attention you can see others. Focusing on two police officers and a plot involving a magic wand and the chaos it brings.

    The cast are great, though Joel Edgerton is unrecognisable in his orc makeup and until afterwards I didn't know that was Noomi Rapace either!

    The effects are great both practical and cgi, the soundtrack is solid and the movie ticks most boxes. The box it most adamantly ticks is the one for originality, it's a fantastic concept and I question whether it would have made more sense to do this as a television series instead.

    Sadly it's alarmingly flawed, the story they chose was really quite generic, it felt very rushed in places and absolutely nothing about this world and its history was explained which I find to be a bad call.

    Bright had unlimited potential but only came out as a slightly above average quality movie. My hope is that it becomes a franchise, whether a sequel or a series this is one of those concepts that should be grabbed with both hands because it reeks of money.

    Very nice try but should have been better.

    The Good:

    Great social commentary

    Impressive visuals

    A lot of potential

    The Bad:

    Story was a tad cliched

    Things I Learnt From This Movie:

    If you play stupid games you win stupid prizes

    Triangle formation on public roads makes perfect sense
    7brentn

    Strange and awesome.

    Otherworldly and full of action which is why Will Smith took the part. Joel Edgerton is barely recognizable and the story is sort of predictable but it doesn't take away from the presentation. This is Street Kings for Will Smith. Noomi was a cool villain even though there is more than one. The gentrification was a nice touch since there is magic and sorcery involved it makes sense that there would be different classes of people/species and that it would be very prevalent. The action was relentless and bloody and Smith was a little more level headed and not as over the top as he is in Bad Boys or MIB. It seemed darker than his usual movies which is a good move on his part. Overall I enjoyed this and since a sequel has been announced, I guess I wasn't the only one. Solid action movie and recommend.

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    • Trivia
      Joel Edgerton admitted in multiple interviews that despite the extensive makeup, whenever they filmed outside in public he was largely ignored by spectators due to the presence of Will Smith.
    • Goofs
      During the shootout. the SUV's windows are broken in scenes where Ward and Jakoby are crouching, and not initially broken when they stand up to shoot.
    • Quotes

      Nick Jakoby: I think we might be in a Prophecy.

      Daryl Ward: We're not in a Prophecy, all right?

      Nick Jakoby: How do you know?

      Daryl Ward: We're in a stolen Toyota Corolla.

    • Crazy credits
      They hold you up to keep us down.
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: The Cast of 'Bright'/The Cast of 'Supernatural' (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Broken People
      Written by Alex da Kid (as Alexander Grant), Logic (as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II), David Pramik (as David Andrew Pramik), Nick Steele, Rag'n'Bone Man (as Rory Graham), Mark Crew and Dan Priddy

      Produced by Alex da Kid for KIDinaKORNER

      Performed by Logic and Rag'n'Bone Man

      Logic appears courtesy of Def Jam Recordings, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

      Rag'n'Bone Man appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
      • Australia
      • Canada
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Netflix
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Chiếc Đũa Quyền Năng
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Clubhouse Pictures (II)
      • Overbrook Entertainment
      • Netflix
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    • Budget
      • $90,000,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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