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Looper

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
567K
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Bruce Willis, Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo, Paul Dano, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt in Looper (2012)
In 2072, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hired gun awaits.
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In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sen... Read allIn 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

IMDb RATING
7.4/10
567K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
734
46
  • Director
    • Rian Johnson
  • Writer
    • Rian Johnson
  • Stars
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Bruce Willis
    • Emily Blunt
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rian Johnson
  • Writer
    • Rian Johnson
  • Stars
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Bruce Willis
    • Emily Blunt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 841User reviews
    • 615Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 47 nominations

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    Looper
    Rian Johnson: Crafting the Perfect Plot Twist
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    Rian Johnson: Crafting the Perfect Plot Twist
    A Guide to the Films of Rian Johnson
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    A Guide to the Films of Rian Johnson
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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Looper (2012)
    Rian Johnson in Looper (2012)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kazu Hiro in Looper (2012)
    Paul Dano, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Rian Johnson in Looper (2012)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Looper (2012)
    Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Tracie Thoms in Looper (2012)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Looper (2012)
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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Noah Segan in Looper (2012)
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    Bruce Willis and Qing Xu in Looper (2012)

    Top cast

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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Joeas Joe
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Old Joeas Old Joe
    Emily Blunt
    Emily Blunt
    • Saraas Sara
    Paul Dano
    Paul Dano
    • Sethas Seth
    Noah Segan
    Noah Segan
    • Kid Blueas Kid Blue
    Piper Perabo
    Piper Perabo
    • Suzieas Suzie
    Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    • Abeas Abe
    Pierce Gagnon
    Pierce Gagnon
    • Cidas Cid
    Qing Xu
    Qing Xu
    • Old Joe's Wifeas Old Joe's Wife
    • (as Summer Qing)
    Tracie Thoms
    Tracie Thoms
    • Beatrixas Beatrix
    Frank Brennan
    Frank Brennan
    • Old Sethas Old Seth
    Garret Dillahunt
    Garret Dillahunt
    • Jesseas Jesse
    Nick Gomez
    Nick Gomez
    • Daleas Dale
    Marcus Hester
    Marcus Hester
    • Zachas Zach
    Jon Eyez
    • Gat Manas Gat Man
    Kevin Stillwell
    Kevin Stillwell
    • Gat Manas Gat Man
    Thirl Haston
    • Gat Manas Gat Man
    James Landry Hébert
    James Landry Hébert
    • Looperas Looper
    • (as James Hebert)
    • Director
      • Rian Johnson
    • Writer
      • Rian Johnson
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    Storyline

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    Joe is classified as a "looper", a job in which his employers use time travel to send men from the future to be killed into the past, where Joe can properly dispose of their bodies. However, to tie up loose ends and erase the evidence of his ever being a looper, Joe knows that one day his future self will be sent back for him to kill. When this day comes, Joe's future self is prepared and escapes, and the two men struggle separately in the past trying to evade capture and attempting to fulfill their own personal agendas. —Ellen
    • time travel
    • future
    • time loop
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Hunted by your future. Haunted by your past.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) falling off the fire escape was filmed on the actor's 30th birthday. Gordon-Levitt was left hanging on the stunt wires while the crew sang "Happy Birthday" and wheeled out a birthday cake.
    • Goofs
      Joe is right-handed, whereas Old Joe is left-handed. Not only that, all of Old Joe's mannerisms - the smirk to one side, the head tilt, and so on - are mirrored.
    • Quotes

      Joe: Then I saw it. I saw a mom who would die for her son. A man who would kill for his wife. A boy, angry and alone. Laid out in front of him, the bad path. I saw it. And the path was a circle. Round and round. So I changed it.

    • Alternate versions
      The version shown on FX in the US features replacement footage for Piper Perabo's nude dialogue scene featuring her in lingerie; according to Rian Johnson on Twitter, it's also a different performance altogether.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Looper (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Fear Makes a Man Do Funny Things
      Written and Performed by The Mashnotes

      Courtesy of Glimmerfed Records

    User reviews841

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Cause and effect
    Looper is a movie that certainly divides opinion. Its take on time travel and assassination is certainly flawed and has loopholes.

    However its certainly an entertaining story and its nice to see a film where Bruce Willis makes an effort, he certainly must have liked the script.

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Joe a drug addicted assassin who kills and disposes bodies of victims sent 30 years back in time by a crime syndicate which runs time travel machines. One day these loopers will have to kill their older selves. Its called closing the loop.

    However it emerges that in the future a person called The Rainmaker has unrivalled telekinetic powers and is sending loopers back in time to be killed.

    Bruce Willis is an older version of Joe. He through the love of a woman cleaned himself up and found inner peace. However as he is taken to be sent back in time, his wife is killed and he vows to kill the child that will grow up to be The Rainmaker.

    Younger Joe needs to kill older Joe before the mob in his present kills both of them. He meanwhile seeks refuge in a farmhouse where he discovers a boy with telekinetic powers.

    Hence we have a chain of events that would go off and affect both Joes. Maybe somehow, younger Joe can close a loop.

    Its a novel update and presentation of sci fi tropes that we have seen before in films like Terminator. The sci fi is not foolproof as the director would like it to be but the film is appealing and entertaining enough with a nice blend of action and thrills.

    The kid playing the young Rainmaker was outstanding.
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    FAQ6

    • What's "Looper" about?
    • Why didn't they just timetravel people into space if they wanted to kill them cleanly? Why did they need Loopers at all?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Asesino del Futuro
    • Filming locations
      • Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • FilmDistrict
      • Endgame Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,486,205
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,801,552
      • Sep 30, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $176,506,819
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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