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Luther: The Fallen Sun

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Directed by Jamie Payne

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary. From TMDB

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Luther: The Fallen Sun is a 2023 crime mystery thriller film, directed by Jamie Payne, starring Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis.

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  • Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    This Luther: Never Too Much film is so good. Thank you @dawnporter for this superb look at the life of Luther Vandross.

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  • Jason Helford @writingguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2025

    RIP to a lion of an actor. This was my first exposure to him, as Lex Luther. Then came a cavalcade of amazing roles. He was one of my very favorites, this one hits hard. RIP Gene Hackman, I’m going to miss that rakish smile and laugh. #GeneHackman #FilmSky

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  • Guy Fawkes News @guyfawkesnews.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 26, 2024

    I’m quite sure, in fact I’m positive, none of us are going to the inauguration, but boycott it on TV too. Watch a Martin Luther King Jr documentary, or a movie, or read a book instead. After all, it’s MLK Day on the 20th this year.

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  • andros_rex @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 7, 2026

    The Bizarre Reason You Rarely Hear Martin Luther King Quotes in Movies. >In 2009, Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks company paid the estate for film rights to King’s words, along with his life rights, which allow a person or company to make content based on an individual’s story. DreamWorks has yet to produce or direct Spielberg’s planned King biopic, but the rights have caused complications for numerous filmmakers. (Neither Spielberg’s literary agent nor King’s estate returned Broadly’s request…

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  • xyzmaybe @xyzmayb.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2025

    "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality." Dr. Martin Luther King. Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech (film below) www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

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  • Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.comBluesky · Apr 21, 2025

    Sometimes you suddenly become aware of when a film style is showing its age because I'm watching this movie about Martin Luther from 2003 and I felt like I was watching the fellowship of the ring

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  • Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 6, 2026

    Robert Townsend's "The Meteor Man" opened in theaters today in 1993. Such a fun movie! Legendary cameos....Had Luther playing a gangsta.. a blonde Don Cheadle & Big Daddy Kane 🤣🤣

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  • Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 15, 2025

    Did anyone else's school show them that unhinged animated Martin Luther King movie where the kid goes back in time and it flat out states that the entire US Civil rights movement hinged entirely on Martin Luther King getting assassinated, complete with alternate future where everyone is megaracist

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  • The TRiiBE @thetriibe.comBluesky · Apr 4, 2025

    NEW — A film to watch on today’s anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination is ‘Eyes on the Prize III.’ The legacy and the evolution of the Civil Rights Movement are at the center of the documentary, now streaming on HBO Max. thetriibe.com/2025/04/eyes...

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  • Arif "Felonious Munk" Shahid @feloniousmunk.blacksky.appBluesky · May 14, 2026

    Gregory Hines. One of the best all-around careers ever. Legendary dancer. Excellent movie career. And throw in a number 1 R&B duet with THE Luther Vandross.

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  • Soundz Of Blackness @soundzofblackness.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 27, 2024

    The ONLY reason to watch CNN. 👇🏾 Don’t miss the CNN Film “Luther: Never Too Much” premiering New Year’s Day at 8p ET/PT. I saw it in the theater. An excellent, must-see, 10/10 documentary! #Luther 🎤 #LutherVandross #TheVoice #NeverTooMuch #RandBSky

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  • More Movies @moremovies.co.ukBluesky · Jan 19, 2026

    I love this photo of movie actor and musician Harry Belafonte with Martin Luther King Jr ✌️🎬 #filmsky #moviesky #MartinLutherKingDay

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  • KarlBear @gusterbear.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2026

    Hihihi. Here is smol movie about Karls frolicking in sunshine. Featuring soundtrack by Luther.

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  • Jay Allen @gaiaslastlaugh.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2025

    Hard for a Superman movie not to be political when we have Lex Luther in the White House

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  • Black Film Alerts 🎥 @blackfilmalerts.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 12, 2025

    Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson are set to return for a new ‘Luther’ feature film at Netflix. Luther is secretly called back into service in response to a new wave of brutal, seemingly random murders that hit London.

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  • Happy National Hamburger Day @birdrespecter.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2026

    Funny that they chose this as their rallying cry or whatever seeing how Luther is beaten to death and shot in the final scene of the movie

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  • KarlBear @gusterbear.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2026

    Hihihi. Here is smol movie about Luther looking for a toy and then deciding to give kissy to Karls instead.

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  • Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    ‘Rustin’ is currently streaming on Netflix. It’s the story Bayard Rustin, advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. who dedicated his life to the quest for racial equality. Aml Ameen plays MLK Jr in the film.

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  • GarthArizona @gartharizona.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    Another one of my early introductions into horror, & still a favorite comfort movie. On ##Svengooli tonight! "Atta-Boy, Luther!!!"

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  • Amy Nemmity @amy.wrestlejoy.comBluesky · Feb 16, 2025

    I haven't heard the Toni Toni Storm song in years!!!! Australia is giving her ALL the love tonight ❤️❤️❤️ Also, the Timeless Toni Storm entrance, with Luther as the usher, the Rockstar Toni fakeout, and then Timeless coming out looking like a silent film vixen is EVERYTHING #AEWGrandSlam

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  • magabuster.bsky.social @magabuster.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2026

    Now....having a white woman play Martin Luther King would not make sense, but we have seen a female actor - Cate Blanchett - play Bob Dylan in a movie - and there is a woman "playing" Bart Simpson with her voice. It's called...checking note....ah yes...."ACTING"

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  • Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 21, 2025

    A lot of people only know Wunmi from LoveCraft Country. Miss Ma’am been working. She is in Luther and the MCU. You also might recognize her from Batman v Superman. Definitely the horror movie HIS HOUSE. It’s excellent.

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  • Godzilla @iamgodzilla.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 20, 2025

    You must have got so angry watching the film Selma when Martin Luther King led a march across the Edmund Pettus bridge. "People deliberately getting beaten by the police to make a political point is not evidence of racism."

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  • Dave Parisi @daveparisi.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 30, 2025

    That scene in the new Superman movie where Lex Luther had an army of mind-controlled monkeys in a pocket dimension sitting at their computers relentlessly pumping out anti-Superman memes on social media hit painfully hard.

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  • Cookie Lyon @lesslee24.blacksky.appBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    Happy Martin Luther King day! You think they still play this movie in school?

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  • DJ Soul Sister @djsoulsister.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2025

    “‘Yacht Rock’ and ‘Luther’ make a compelling double feature. One film celebrates a wave of beautiful pop songs from dyed-in-the-wool lovers of Black music . . ., and the other says their Black contemporaries did not all enjoy the same luxuries.” - Craig Jenkins, @vulture.com POW!💥

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  • Kyle Hester Film Maker @kylehester.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    Gooooood morning my friends!! Today is Martin Luther King day and support independent film day!! I will list films and documentaries to check out today. There is nothing else on. ;) Start with Haunted Lake Lanier on Amazon! Link in my profile. #Filmsky #supportindiefilm

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  • Bri @storymodebae.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 11, 2025

    Luther reminds me of a Black 90s romance movie. This is for the real lovers 🙂‍↕️

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  • Bilal Zafar @zafarcakes.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2025

    James Gunn has just gone on reddit and revealed that superman will have a back ache for the majority of the film and in the final act they will reveal that his cape is made of kryptonite. Superman will get revenge on Lex Luther by cutting his arms and head off.

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  • BadRobotLinda @lms2025.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 13, 2025

    On January 20th, I choose to: Change avatar to ⚫️ Honor Martin Luther King Jr Going out for lunch and a movie Not acknowledging anything DJT

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  • el Niñoberries @ninaberries.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 1, 2025

    Happy Black History Month! A great way to celebrate is by going to see Dawn Porter's wonderful film "Luther" in the theater

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  • Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2024

    Brand New Day* from the Broadway show and film "The Wiz". *written by Luther Vandross youtu.be/fc7_1GAYNOw?...

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  • Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 27, 2026

    Luther 🕊 on the soundtrack.... 🗣️ Give me the reason to want you back…. Why should I love you again? This movie was wild 🤣

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  • Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2025

    Today is Clemente Day in Pittsburgh. A new documentary called "Clemente" completely omits Clemente's union leadership and relationship to Martin Luther King. The film heavily features his son, Roberto Clemente Jr., who endorsed Donald Trump. paydayreport.com/clemente-doc...

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  • MarcJSpears @marcjspears.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2026

    For Khris Middleton, helping produce ‘Hoops, Hopes & Dreams’ (now available on @hulu) was a no-brainer Documentary film on Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama’s using basketball to unify is the #NBA veteran’s first foray intofilm production. @andscape bit.ly/4qUV2Ey

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  • steve perez @steveperez.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 6, 2025

    #ALL50RTS #6 David Bowie - Right | Young Americans (1975) You might remember these scenes from the 5 Years film where Bowie choreographs the vocal parts with Luther Vandross etc. It's such an intricate arrangement - but wow, how it works, those voices! Plastic soul? Real enough for me.

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  • Pat Thomas author @patthomashistorian.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2025

    Today in 2010, he died; loved Dennis Hopper for Easy Rider, drugged debauchery of The Last Movie & American Dreamer. early 60's photographs of bikers, artists, Martin Luther King - Hot Spot movie soundtrack with Miles Davis, Jack Nitzsche, Taj Mahal John Lee Hooker. A 20th century Renaissance man.

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  • Noah Antwiler @thespoonyone.bsky.socialBluesky · May 27, 2025

    I saw "Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning." While I wouldn't call it bad by any means, I would have to rank it among the lesser films of the series. I felt the movie dragged significantly in the middle (specifically, the segment infiltrating the submarine). Also, why was Luther dying?

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  • zestfully+ premium @zestfullybe.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2024

    “Andrew Samberg” in Martin Luther King Day: The Movie youtu.be/_RWsI8BUkWc?...

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  • Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 26, 2024

    This sounds okay, but I was hoping for a prequel about Guy Woodhouse being in rehearsals for Luther and Nobody Loves an Albatross while Rosemary looks at unsatisfactory apartments on Riverside Drive and Columbus Avenue. deadline.com/2024/04/apar...

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  • jessica BONEStown @newfoundgloryhole.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2026

    finally saw Superman (2025) 1. this might be the most comic book movie ever 2. the treatment of Eve is definitely a strike against this movie and feels like pandering to snyder bros 3. making Luther a gamer is definitely a strike against this movie and feels like pandering to snyder bros

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  • evil baby granny 🎃 😈🏳️‍⚧️ @stveronicaphoto.comBluesky · Sep 29, 2025

    Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, WA 📷 Holga 120N 🎞️ Lomochrome Metropolis 400 🧪 Cs41 #photography #film #holga #lomography ko-fi.com/lauren32 give me money so i can buy a better tank :)

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  • Lou iz BLou @louisblou.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2026

    ☕️☕️Good Morning, Jean!👋🏻😎 #BreakingKindSongs #MusicChallenge #BLouPicks September1️⃣7️⃣ Song you would like to put in a movie or musical. Fullness of Time - Luther Grosvenor {Ariel Bender} m.youtube.com/watch?v=c0W3...

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  • Meidas Boobare Kitty @meidasboobarekitty.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    Hello all! I hope you're having a great Martin Luther King Jr. day! 💙 I'm watching a great movie called "Betty & Coretta", the wives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, who worked hard to continue their husbands' work for change. Pushing for the Civil Rights Movement forward. #GoodTrouble

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  • Christopher Harris @harrisfootball.comBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    A big THURSDAY pod is ready! 🏈 @dennycarter.bsky.social on Week 8 start/sit questions 🏈 @jaketrowbridge.bsky.social on W8 DraftKings DFS 🏈 A Film Futures 📽️ on Luther Burden 🏈 Previewing Thursday night Panthers/Packers It's a great one! (link is 👇)

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  • ray shumar @whs.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 9, 2025

    I think a big problem with Luther for so long in these movies is “what’s his motivation?” It’s clear in the new film. It’s jealousy

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  • cj. @cjaitheedj.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    The Luther movie made me teary eyed. That man deserved love more than anybody.

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  • Baby Boy Monaghan @babyboymonaghan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2025

    There is no way to explain to today's generation that half of the fun of seeing a movie likeSuperman when I was a kid was the Mad Magazine satire a week later, where he fights Bleccch Luther.

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  • Frederick Smith, Ed.D. @fsmith827.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    The CNN film “Luther: Never Too Much” was really good. I learned a lot about Luther Vandross and have a deeper appreciation for his singing, songwriting, arranging, and artistry. The “Any Love” section moved me. Watch it if you can. ✨ #LutherVandross #NeverTooMuch

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  • Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2024

    ugh having done research i have discovered that this is YET ANOTHER MOVIE that has cast a fuckin BRITISH PERSON to play MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, what on earth is happening

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  • Spacey Kacey @kaceyisspacey.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    The best part of the new superman movie is that Lex Luther comes with his own 90s game menu ass theme tune. It's very goldeneye n64 pause menu.

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  • couldbethat.bsky.social @couldbethat.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    #IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 1️⃣4️⃣: A song for a 90s teen movie montage. Lord Luther and the Kingsmen "I Was a Teenage Creature" www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7rG...

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  • Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 7, 2026

    Barely relevant but I can't help myself: Luther Adler also played Hitler in The Desert Fox in 1951. One of the better film Hitlers!

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  • Caroline Losneck @carolinelosneck.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    Really love hearing @ayesharascoe.bsky.social with powerhouse film director Dawn Porter, talking about her new documentary, "Luther: Never Too Much” www.npr.org/2025/02/09/n...

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  • Morgan Elise J @morganelisej.thetriibe.comBluesky · Jan 2, 2025

    You all should know that an amazing Black woman director, Dawn Porter, made the documentary Luther: Never Too Much. The film is beautiful portrait of an artist that gave us so much more than he received. I can’t imagine the Black experience without the soundtrack of Luther.

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  • Marcus Jones @marcusjones.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 20, 2024

    I know we're flooded with celebrity docs lately, but Luther: Never Too Much was genuinely one of my favorite theatergoing experiences of the year. Here's my chat with director Dawn Porter about it the film in select theaters now. www.indiewire.com/awards/consi...

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  • Christopher Harris @harrisfootball.comBluesky · Aug 10, 2026

    Happy Monday! It's a podcast -- it's pretty fun! @jawnydawkins.bsky.social joins to count down five FILM-ROOM ZEROES ... players we simply *don't* love on tape Plus Luther Burden, Malik Nabers, Deshaun Watson and tons more stuff... (link is 👇)

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  • DMovies @dmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2026

    Insightful, engaging and cautious documentary explores the rich history of the motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated From Tribeca: dmovies.org/2026/06/21/t...

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  • Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 12, 2025

    www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... Idris Elba Returning for New ‘Luther’ Movie at Netflix (Exclusive)

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  • tru @thetrudz.photoBluesky · Nov 11, 2025

    I loved the Luther series but didn’t love the Luther film. Hopefully since Alice is back, this next film will be good. www.avclub.com/idris-elba-l...

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