Tron: Legacy
Movie, 2010, The Grid, Set in 1989 to 2009
Tron: Legacy is #2 of 4 in release order and #3 of 4 in chronological order in the Tron.
The story
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real world.
Tron: Legacy recap
In 1989, Kevin Flynn, now ENCOM's CEO, tells his young son Sam about the Grid, a digital world he has built, and then disappears. Twenty years later, Sam is ENCOM's rebellious majority shareholder who pranks the company each year. Flynn's old friend Alan Bradley gets a page from Flynn's abandoned arcade, and Sam, investigating, is digitised into the Grid. Sam is forced to fight in the Games and is brought before Clu, a program Flynn created in his own image to build a perfect system. Clu's enforcer, Rinzler, nearly kills Sam in a light cycle match before Quorra, a program, rescues him and takes him to Flynn, hidden off the Grid for years. Clu turned on Flynn, killed Tron, and wiped out the ISOs, a race of programs that arose on their own, of whom Quorra is the last. The portal home will close soon, and Clu wants Flynn's identity disc so he can lead an army into the real world.
Tron: Legacy ending explained
Clu gets Flynn's disc, and Sam, Flynn and Quorra reach the portal. Rinzler, who is really Tron, remembers himself and attacks Clu, falling into the Sea of Simulation. Flynn reabsorbs Clu, destroying them both, so Sam and Quorra can escape. Back in the real world, Sam takes control of ENCOM, with Alan as chairman, and shows Quorra her first sunrise.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Tron: Legacy
Tron: Legacy is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 51%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Tron, before Tron: Uprising.
- Chronological order: after Tron: Uprising, before Tron: Ares.
What to watch before Tron: Legacy
Tron (1982), which Tron: Legacy (2010) continues.
Cast
- Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn
- Olivia Wilde as Quorra
- Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn / Clu
- Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley / Tron
- James Frain as Jarvis
- Beau Garrett as Gem
- Michael Sheen as Castor / Zuse
- Anis Cheurfa as Rinzler
- Serinda Swan as Siren #2
- Yaya DaCosta as Siren #3
- Elizabeth Mathis as Siren #4
- Kis Yurij as Half Faced Man
Directed by Joseph Kosinski.