Film guide · 2017

LoganComplete Guide

The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.

Released
2017
Runtime
138 min
Set in
Alternate universe (Fox)

Good to know before watchingNo spoilers

Wolverine's last story

It brings Hugh Jackman's Logan saga to a close.

Very violent

It's rated R (R15+ in Japan), with intense, bloody action.

A Western

It plays like a Western road movie across America.

No post-credits scene

There's nothing after the credits.

Character mapSpoilers

Who's who in Logan (set in 2029), with Logan at the center.

Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).

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All characters

About the images

Face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).

StorySpoilers

Read the story (spoilers up to the ending)

1. An aging Logan

Logan's healing is failing and he's growing weak.

2. The girl

Logan is entrusted with a girl named Laura.

3. On the run

The three flee the soldiers hunting Laura.

4. A night at the farm

Tragedy strikes at a family's farm.

5. Eden

Logan and Laura reach the refuge in the north.

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Key terms

Transigen
A company that used children to create mutant weapons.
The Reavers
Cybernetically enhanced soldiers working for Transigen.
Eden
The northern refuge Laura is trying to reach.
Adamantium
The metal coating Logan's bones, slowly poisoning him.

Confusing parts, explainedSpoilers

Contains spoilers about the ending.

Who is Laura?

A girl created by the company from Logan's DNA. Like him, she has claws and a healing factor.

What happened to Charles?

In old age, a brain disease has left him unable to control his powers. His seizures paralyze everyone around him.

How does it fit with the other X-Men films?

It's set in the far future of Fox's X-Men world, though the exact connections are left vague.

Easy-to-miss details

X-Men comics

Laura carries X-Men comic books and believes Eden is real because of them.

Shane

Scenes and lines from the classic Western Shane appear at key moments.

The cross and the X

At the end, Laura tilts the cross on a grave to make an X.

The ending and post-creditsSpoilers

After the end credits

No post-credits scene.

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