Locke
2013 · Movie · R · 85 min · ★ 6.9 · 87% critics
Ivan Locke tries to hold his life together on the eve of a major challenge, but a phone call sets everything in motion. Over the course of a tense drive, his choices begin unraveling his family, his job, and the way he sees himself.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2014-04-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (2,944 votes)
- Box office
- $5,000,000
- Budget
- $2,000,000
About
You’ll like Locke if you enjoy intense, restrained drama where most of the action comes through tense phone calls during a single drive; Not for you if you need lots of visuals or variety, or if you dislike similarly slow-burn films like Michael Clayton or Good Time.
Pros: gripping one-man tension; strong emotional performance; compelling phone-driven drama | Cons: mostly car-bound setup; pacing can feel repetitive; some find it unsatisfying
Themes
- infidelity
- london, england
- husband wife relationship
- england
- pregnancy
- road trip
- construction site
- one night
- driving
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Editor · 2014
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2014 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2014 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2014 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tom Hardy
as Ivan Locke
Ruth Wilson
as Katrina (voice)
Andrew Scott
as Donal (voice)
Olivia Colman
as Bethan (voice)
Tom Holland
as Eddie (voice)
Ben Daniels
as Gareth (voice)
Bill Milner
as Sean (voice)
Alice Lowe
as Sister Margaret (voice)
Danny Webb
as Cassidy (voice)
Lee Ross
as PC Davids (voice)
Directed by Steven Knight