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Lucy (2014)

Scarlet Johansson stars as the title character in Luc Besson's 2014 sci-fi thriller Lucy, where a young woman who's forced to work as a drug mule accidentally develops superhuman abilities after an experimental drug leaks into her system. She is pursued by drug lord Mr. Jang (Choi Min-sik) and helped by both Professor Samuel Norman (Morgan Freeman) and police captain Pierre Del Rio (Amr Waked) while she unlocks skills far beyond 10% of the human brain's capacity.

Lucy
R
Action
Sci-Fi
Thriller

Director
Luc Besson
Release Date
July 25, 2014
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
Cast
Scarlett Johansson , Morgan Freeman , Choi Min-sik , Amr Waked , Julian Rhind-Tutt , Pilou Asbæk , Lio Tipton , Nicolas Phongpheth
Writers
Luc Besson
Runtime
89 Minutes
Franchise(s)
Lucy
Budget
$40 million

Summary

Scarlet Johansson stars as the title character in Luc Besson's 2014 sci-fi thriller Lucy, where a young woman who's forced to work as a drug mule accidentally develops superhuman abilities after an experimental drug leaks into her system. She is pursued by drug lord Mr. Jang (Choi Min-sik) and helped by both Professor Samuel Norman (Morgan Freeman) and police captain Pierre Del Rio (Amr Waked) while she unlocks skills far beyond 10% of the human brain's capacity.

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