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    Downsizing

    • 20172017
    • RR
    • 2h 15min
    IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    101K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
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    • Cast & crew
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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.
    Trailer2:26
    21 Videos
    99+ Photos
    DramaFantasySci-Fi

    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.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
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Alexander Payne
      • Jim Taylor
    • Stars
      • Matt Damon
      • Christoph Waltz
      • Hong Chau
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 989User reviews
    • 357Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 16 nominations

    Videos21

    Trailer #3
    Trailer 2:26
    Trailer #3
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:32
    Official Trailer
    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Teaser Trailer
    Downsizing
    Trailer 2:27
    Downsizing
    Downsizing
    Trailer 2:28
    Downsizing
    Yes Or No
    Clip 0:55
    Yes Or No
    Sales Pitch
    Clip 1:18
    Sales Pitch
    Kitchen
    Clip 0:47
    Kitchen
    Equivilant Value
    Clip 0:59
    Equivilant Value
    Butterflies
    Clip 0:45
    Butterflies
    Giant Crackers
    Clip 0:36
    Giant Crackers
    What Do Parents Think of Jason Sudeikis' Movies?
    Interview 3:04
    What Do Parents Think of Jason Sudeikis' Movies?

    Photos214

    Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau in Downsizing (2017)
    Laura Dern in Downsizing (2017)
    Matt Damon and Christoph Waltz in Downsizing (2017)
    Margo Martindale in Downsizing (2017)
    Matt Damon and Hong Chau in Downsizing (2017)
    Alexander Payne in Downsizing (2017)
    Alexander Payne and Hong Chau in Downsizing (2017)
    Rolf Lassgård in Downsizing (2017)
    Niecy Nash in Downsizing (2017)
    Phedon Papamichael and Alexander Payne in Downsizing (2017)
    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 Safranekas Paul Safranek
    Christoph Waltz
    Christoph Waltz
    • Dusan Mirkovicas Dusan Mirkovic
    Hong Chau
    Hong Chau
    • Ngoc Lan Tranas Ngoc Lan Tran
    Kristen Wiig
    Kristen Wiig
    • Audrey Safranekas Audrey Safranek
    Rolf Lassgård
    Rolf Lassgård
    • Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsenas Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen
    Ingjerd Egeberg
    • Anne-Helene Asbjørnsenas Anne-Helene Asbjørnsen
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Konradas Konrad
    Søren Pilmark
    Søren Pilmark
    • Dr. Andreas Jacobsenas Dr. Andreas Jacobsen
    Jason Sudeikis
    Jason Sudeikis
    • Dave Johnsonas Dave Johnson
    Maribeth Monroe
    Maribeth Monroe
    • Carol Johnsonas Carol Johnson
    Jayne Houdyshell
    Jayne Houdyshell
    • Paul's Motheras Paul's Mother
    Phil Reeves
    Phil Reeves
    • Audrey's Dad Larryas Audrey's Dad Larry
    James Van Der Beek
    James Van Der Beek
    • Anesthesiologistas Anesthesiologist
    Alison J. Palmer
    • Anesthesiologist's Wifeas Anesthesiologist's Wife
    Tim Driscoll
    Tim Driscoll
    • Good Friend Timas Good Friend Tim
    • (as Timothy Edmund Driscoll)
    Kristen Thomson
    Kristen Thomson
    • Good Friend Ginaas Good Friend Gina
    Kevin Kunkel
    Kevin Kunkel
    • Buddy Kevinas Buddy Kevin
    • (as Kevin Patrick Kunkel)
    Patrick Gallagher
    Patrick Gallagher
    • Drunk Guy at Baras Drunk Guy at Bar
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Alexander Payne
      • Jim Taylor
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A new world of possibilities awaits, thanks to a revolutionary medical procedure known as Downsizing. Billed as environmentally-friendly, many people choose to downsize for economic benefits. When the kindly occupational therapist, Paul, undergoes the new procedure, finding himself in this brand-new existence, he must choose between a sheltered life or making an impact in his own small way. Can he help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time?
    lying womanflaky womanlying wifedivorceminiaturization241 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • We are meant for something bigger.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language including sexual references, some graphic nudity and drug use.
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is Alexander Payne's most expensive project, costing somewhere between $65m and $90m, yet it took less than $9m at the US box office for its opening weekend.
    • Goofs
      A person 5 inches tall would have a very high and squeaky voice - so high, in fact, that it would be on a different wavelength altogether and inaudible to the ears of a full-sized person, like an ultra-sonic dog whistle. (A dog might be able to hear them, but that's about all.) At the other end of the scale, a downsized person would hear a full-sized person's voice as a low growl, like a vinyl record played too slow. The downsized people all had "normal" voices - even in scenes showing them conversing with full-sized people.
    • 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 reviews989

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Half a good movie
    Very much a movie of 2 halves. The first half is an interesting, funny and thoughtful look at what 'downsizing' is and its implications and seemed to set up what could have been an excellent movie. However, the second half goes off at a tangent and starts to explore something completely different - and not in a good way. The whole second half has little reference to the titular 'downsizing' concept and whole sections could have been cut out of it without affecting the movie. Left me feeling disappointed as it could have been very good.
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    • Maluga20
    • Oct 10, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Norway
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Norwegian
      • French
      • Korean
      • Greek
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Pequeña gran vida
    • Filming locations
      • Trollfjord, Lofoten, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Ad Hominem Enterprises
      • Gran Via Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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
      • 2h 15min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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