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Downsizing

  • 2017
  • 14A
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
120K
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Matt Damon in Downsizing (2017)
'Downsizing' imagines what might happen if, as a solution to over-population, Norwegian scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall and propose a 200-year global transition from big to small. People soon realize how much further money goes in a miniaturized world, and with the promise of a better life, everyman Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) and wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to abandon their stressed lives in Omaha in order to get small and move to a new downsized community -- a choice that triggers life-changing adventures.
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A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.

  • Director
    • Alexander Payne
  • Writers
    • Alexander Payne
    • Jim Taylor
  • Stars
    • Matt Damon
    • Christoph Waltz
    • Hong Chau
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    120K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    459
    282
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Alexander Payne
      • Jim Taylor
    • Stars
      • Matt Damon
      • Christoph Waltz
      • Hong Chau
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 364Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 16 nominations

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    Downsizing
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    Yes Or No
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    Sales Pitch
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    Kitchen
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    Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau in Downsizing (2017)
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    Matt Damon and Hong Chau in Downsizing (2017)
    Alexander Payne in Downsizing (2017)
    Alexander Payne and Hong Chau in Downsizing (2017)
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    Matt Damon, Udo Kier, Alexander Payne, Christoph Waltz, and Hong Chau in Downsizing (2017)
    Matt Damon and Hong Chau in Downsizing (2017)

    Top cast

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    Matt Damon
    Matt Damon
    • Paul Safranek
    Christoph Waltz
    Christoph Waltz
    • Dusan Mirkovic
    Hong Chau
    Hong Chau
    • Ngoc Lan Tran
    Kristen Wiig
    Kristen Wiig
    • Audrey Safranek
    Rolf Lassgård
    Rolf Lassgård
    • Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen
    Ingjerd Egeberg
    • Anne-Helene Asbjørnsen
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Konrad
    Søren Pilmark
    Søren Pilmark
    • Dr. Andreas Jacobsen
    Jason Sudeikis
    Jason Sudeikis
    • Dave Johnson
    Maribeth Monroe
    Maribeth Monroe
    • Carol Johnson
    Jayne Houdyshell
    Jayne Houdyshell
    • Paul's Mother
    Phil Reeves
    Phil Reeves
    • Audrey's Dad Larry
    James Van Der Beek
    James Van Der Beek
    • Anesthesiologist
    Alison J. Palmer
    • Anesthesiologist's Wife
    Tim Driscoll
    • Good Friend Tim
    • (as Timothy Edmund Driscoll)
    Kristen Thomson
    Kristen Thomson
    • Good Friend Gina
    Kevin Kunkel
    Kevin Kunkel
    • Buddy Kevin
    • (as Kevin Patrick Kunkel)
    Patrick Gallagher
    Patrick Gallagher
    • Drunk Guy at Bar
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Alexander Payne
      • Jim Taylor
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Matt Damon's character, Paul, pulls up to his new downsized home, his driver says; 'welcome to the good life". Paul makes a face in response. "The good life" is the state motto of Nebraska, the home he had just left.
    • Goofs
      While the Norwegian colony might not have needed a dome to protect them from mosquitoes and birds, other full-size animals would be able to get in. Also, full-size raindrops would be deadly to downsized people. More even if someone said they did not have insects because to close to the sea, we saw a dragonfly when they entered the village and also butterflies later (big ones !). And what about the waves? They live just by the water, any mild waves would shattered the pier. And what about snow that would cover them in minutes.
    • Quotes

      Ngoc Lan Tran: Other night on boat, what kind of fuck you give me?

      Paul Safranek: What?

      Ngoc Lan Tran: What kind of fuck you give me?

      Paul Safranek: What kind? I don't...

      Ngoc Lan Tran: American people, eight kind of fuck. Love fuck, hate fuck, sex-only fuck, break-up fuck, make-up fuck, drunk fuck, buddy fuck, pity fuck.

    • Crazy credits
      The first half of the end credits feature the camera zooming out from the chest outward of Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing Vitruvian Man.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Matt Damon/Rahm Emanuel/Juanes (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Suite No. 2 in B Minor for Flute - Badinerie
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
      Courtesy of Extreme Music

    User reviews1K

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    5/10
    I saw potential, but trailer was misleading to me...
    After seeing the trailer and prior to that not knowing a thing about this movie, I took the wife last night. I loved the concept and saw many funny people (Kristin Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, among others) in the trailer and thought it would be fun. While I wouldn't say it was a bad movie, it was SLOW and really didn't provide many laughs. Seemed to be another movie trying to push down an agenda regarding global warming and conservation rather than being a fun escape for 2 hours. If you like the actors, you might like the movie, but if you're expecting something with a comedic slant, I'd say you'll be disappointed.
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    • kmegal
    • Dec 23, 2017

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2017 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Norway
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Norwegian
      • French
      • Korean
      • Greek
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Petit format
    • Filming locations
      • Trollfjord, Lofoten, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Ad Hominem Enterprises
      • Gran Via Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $68,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,449,754
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,954,287
      • Dec 24, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $55,003,890
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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