Logan
A weary mutant chauffeur escorts a genetically engineered girl through a collapsing future while confronting the costs of age, violence, and responsibility.
Overview
In a world where mutants are nearly extinct, one man must confront his past to protect the future.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- visceral
- melancholic
- late night viewing
- superhero marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a mature, emotionally resonant, and unusually violent superhero farewell anchored by Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Logan's healing ability is failing while Charles suffers from advanced age and illness, making bodily decline part of the central conflict.
Logan drives Laura across a near-future United States toward the Canadian border while corporate pursuers close in.
Logan reluctantly becomes Laura's protector while caring for the elderly Professor X, creating a fractured family unit.
Genetically modified plants suppress mutant powers, while a corporation creates and hunts mutant children for exploitation.
Films like Logan, and why
The Dark Knight Rises
shared themes of aging heroes, surrogate family, moral sacrifice, and emotionally grounded superhero drama
Children of Men
shared road movie structure, dystopian science fiction setting, protective parent-child bond, and bleak yet humane tone
Unforgiven
shared themes of diminished power, violence, mortality, and an aging protagonist seeking redemption
Watchmen
shared comic-book origins, severe violence, tragic heroism, and a darker revisionist superhero tone
Movie Details
- Director
- James Mangold
- Release Date
- 2017-02-28
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (20888)
Cast
- Hugh Jackman
- Dafne Keen
- Patrick Stewart
- Elizabeth Rodriguez
- Boyd Holbrook
- Stephen Merchant
- Richard E. Grant
- Stephen Dunlevy
- Eriq La Salle
- Elise Neal
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 Logan about?
- A weary mutant chauffeur escorts a genetically engineered girl through a collapsing future while confronting the costs of age, violence, and responsibility.
- What is Logan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Logan as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Logan violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Logan as graphic.
- What did critics think of Logan?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a mature, emotionally resonant, and unusually violent superhero farewell anchored by Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart.
- Which films are like Logan?
- Films with a similar feel include The Dark Knight Rises, Children of Men, Unforgiven, and Watchmen.
- How long is Logan?
- Logan runs 137 minutes.
- Where can I watch Logan?
- In United States, Logan streams on Disney Plus.
