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Bright (2017)

Bright poster
Directed by
David Ayer
Genre
fantasy film, action film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 6,001 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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In an alternate present where orcs, elves, and humans live together, a human police officer and his orc partner try to protect a magic wand and the elf girl who controls it. They face racism and police corruption along the way.

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What happens

Bright is a 2017 American urban fantasy action film produced and directed by David Ayer, and written by Max Landis. The film is set in an alternate present in which humans and mythical creatures co-exist and details an LAPD police officer (portrayed by Will Smith) and his orc partner (Joel Edgerton) confronting racism and police corruption while protecting a magic wand and the elf girl (Lucy Fry) who wields it. Noomi Rapace, Édgar Ramírez, and Ike Barinholtz also star. Principal photography began in November 2016 in Los Angeles. The film was released worldwide on Netflix on December 22, 2017. While it has received generally negative reviews from critics, it was exceptionally popular with viewers. Netflix called it one of the company's most successful original programs as of January 2018. It spawned an anime spin-off film, Bright: Samurai Soul, in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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