Downsizing (2017)

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

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Damon	...	Paul Safranek
Christoph Waltz	...	Dusan Mirkovic
Hong Chau	...	Ngoc Lan Tran
Kristen Wiig	...	Audrey Safranek
Rolf Lassgård	...	Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen
Ingjerd Egeberg	...	Anne-Helene Asbjørnsen
Udo Kier	...	Konrad
Søren Pilmark	...	Dr. Andreas Jacobsen
Jason Sudeikis	...	Dave Johnson
Maribeth Monroe	...	Carol Johnson
Jayne Houdyshell	...	Paul's Mother
Phil Reeves	...	Audrey's Dad Larry
James Van Der Beek	...	Anesthesiologist
Alison J. Palmer	...	Anesthesiologist's Wife
Tim Driscoll	...	Good Friend Tim (as Timothy Edmund Driscoll)

Storyline

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?

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Plot Keywords:

lying woman | flaky woman | aeroplane | lying wife | divorce | 

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Taglines:

See life in a big way

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references, some graphic nudity and drug use.

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

After Paul is downsized, the camera perspective switches to being from the point-of-view of a shrunk person, yet the clouds in the sky are relative in size to a full-sized person. At this size, a single cloud should cover the entire neighborhood, yet in numerous scenes many small clouds fill the sky.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Andreas Jacobsen: [in Danish to technician who has rushed into his office] Yes, Jørgen?
Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen: [in Norwegian] We have it... Andreas, we have it... It works!
[the embrace]

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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.

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Connections

Featured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Matt Damon/Rahm Emanuel/Juanes (2017)

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Soundtracks

Before the Storm
Written & Performed by Jack Savoretti
Courtesy of Fulfill Records
By arrangement with Steel Synch

User Reviews

Don't judge this movie with it's trailer

In my opinion the biggest problem and the reason for all the down votes of this movie is it's trailer. I also thought this movie was going to be a full-on comedy. Seeing Jason Sudeikis,Kristen Wiig in the trailer; all the jokes made me believe this is going to be funny to watch. Well, both of them were in the movie for like 7 minutes. Also there was this anticipation of experiencing how the "small" world would be but that also is a really tiny part of the movie.

This movie is much more than the trailer offers but unfortunately it also is much less than it too.

Watch this movie but change your expectations.

Details

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Country:

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Language:

English Spanish Norwegian French Korean Greek Vietnamese

Release Date:

22 December 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Downsizing

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Toronto Studios, Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$68,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,954,287, 24 December 2017

Gross USA:

$24,449,754

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$55,003,890

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Ad Hominem Enterprises, Gran Via Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1