TRON: Legacy
A rebellious young programmer enters a dangerous neon cyberspace to find his vanished father and stop an artificial intelligence from escaping into reality.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- neon-lit
- propulsive
- atmospheric
- imax night
- sci fi marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the film's striking visual effects, electronic score, and cyberpunk atmosphere outshone its conventional story and uneven character work.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sam crosses from contemporary reality into the Grid, where programs, arenas, vehicles, and cities form a complete cyber universe.
Sam's search for his missing father becomes a shared journey with Kevin Flynn and an encounter with Kevin's digital counterpart.
The Grid is defined by black expanses, glowing circuitry, illuminated costumes, futuristic vehicles, and electronic architecture.
CLU dominates the digital world and plans to cross into the real world while preventing Sam and Kevin from escaping.
Films like TRON: Legacy, and why
The Matrix
Shares cyberpunk world-building, sleek digital environments, artificial intelligence, and visually driven science fiction action.
Ready Player One
Shares a technologically constructed reality, identity questions, stylized action, and a protagonist drawn into a hidden digital system.
Blade Runner 2049
Shares neon-lit cyberpunk aesthetics, computer-generated realities, and a conflict between human agency and controlling artificial intelligence.
Avatar
Shares high-concept science fiction adventure, family-centered emotional stakes, and spectacular effects-driven world design.
Movie Details
- Director
- Joseph Kosinski
- Release Date
- 2010-12-14
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (8177)
Cast
- Garrett Hedlund
- Olivia Wilde
- Jeff Bridges
- Bruce Boxleitner
- James Frain
- Beau Garrett
- Michael Sheen
- Anis Cheurfa
- Serinda Swan
- Yaya DaCosta
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is TRON: Legacy about?
- A rebellious young programmer enters a dangerous neon cyberspace to find his vanished father and stop an artificial intelligence from escaping into reality.
- What is TRON: Legacy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of TRON: Legacy as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is TRON: Legacy violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in TRON: Legacy as moderate.
- What did critics think of TRON: Legacy?
- Critics broadly agreed that the film's striking visual effects, electronic score, and cyberpunk atmosphere outshone its conventional story and uneven character work.
- Which films are like TRON: Legacy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Matrix, Ready Player One, Blade Runner 2049, and Avatar.
- How long is TRON: Legacy?
- TRON: Legacy runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch TRON: Legacy?
- In United States, TRON: Legacy streams on Disney Plus.
