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Elysium

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
444K
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POPULARITY
1,822
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Matt Damon in Elysium (2013)
Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
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In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the pola... Read allIn the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
444K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,822
125
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Neill Blomkamp
    • Writer
      • Neill Blomkamp
    • Stars
      • Matt Damon
      • Jodie Foster
      • Sharlto Copley
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Neill Blomkamp
    • Writer
      • Neill Blomkamp
    • Stars
      • Matt Damon
      • Jodie Foster
      • Sharlto Copley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 991User reviews
    • 505Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 10 nominations

    Videos11

    UK Trailer
    Trailer 3:14
    UK Trailer
    Trailer #2
    Trailer 3:20
    Trailer #2
    Version 1
    Trailer 2:03
    Version 1
    Version 1
    Trailer 2:14
    Version 1
    Undocumented Ships Inbound
    Clip 0:55
    Undocumented Ships Inbound
    "Would You Like to Talk to a Human?"
    Clip 0:54
    "Would You Like to Talk to a Human?"
    "Heist"
    Clip 0:59
    "Heist"
    "The World of Elysium"
    Featurette 2:11
    "The World of Elysium"
    "The Tech of Elysium"
    Featurette 2:06
    "The Tech of Elysium"
    "Max Vs Kruger" TV Spot
    Promo 0:46
    "Max Vs Kruger" TV Spot
    What Roles Has Matt Damon Turned Down?
    Video 3:27
    What Roles Has Matt Damon Turned Down?

    Photos385

    Sharlto Copley in Elysium (2013)
    Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, and Terry Chen in Elysium (2013)
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    Matt Damon in Elysium (2013)
    Wagner Moura in Elysium (2013)
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    Jodie Foster in Elysium (2013)
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    Wagner Moura in Elysium (2013)
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    Josh Blacker, Brandon Auret, and Sharlto Copley in Elysium (2013)

    Top cast

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    Matt Damon
    Matt Damon
    • Max
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Delacourt
    Sharlto Copley
    Sharlto Copley
    • Kruger
    Alice Braga
    Alice Braga
    • Frey
    Diego Luna
    Diego Luna
    • Julio
    Wagner Moura
    Wagner Moura
    • Spider
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • John Carlyle
    Brandon Auret
    Brandon Auret
    • Drake
    Josh Blacker
    Josh Blacker
    • Crowe
    Emma Tremblay
    Emma Tremblay
    • Matilda
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    • Sandro
    Maxwell Perry Cotton
    Maxwell Perry Cotton
    • Young Max
    Faran Tahir
    Faran Tahir
    • President Patel
    Adrian Holmes
    Adrian Holmes
    • Manuel
    Jared Keeso
    Jared Keeso
    • Rico
    Carly Pope
    Carly Pope
    • CCB Agent
    Ona Grauer
    Ona Grauer
    • CCB Agent
    Michael Shanks
    Michael Shanks
    • CCB Agent
    • Director
      • Neill Blomkamp
    • Writer
      • Neill Blomkamp
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Sharlto Copley presented an American, an Eastern European, and a British "version" of Kruger to Neill Blomkamp before they agreed that Kruger would be from their home country, South Africa, and speak with the accent of "a very specific area in Johannesburg". Accordingly, Kruger's men are played by fellow South Africans Brandon Auret (who also appeared in Blomkamp's movie District 9 (2009) with Copley) and Josh Blacker. They all incorporate numerous Afrikaans slang words into their dialogue, e.g. "Boet," an informal derivative of "brother," "Boykie," meaning "little boy," and "lekker," a slang for approval.
    • Goofs
      The original "Stanford Torus" design of a wheel-shaped space colony had an offset mirror angled to reflect sunlight onto mirrors set around the central hub and then outward to the ring. Elysium has no such arrangement and sunlight simply shines directly to the interior of the ring. This is completely impractical, as Elysium rotates (about every 6 minutes). This means that location around the habitat would have an ongoing series of periods of "day" and "night", each lasting only 3 minutes, which would be extremely disconcerting for the inhabitants. In addition, Elysium appears to have its rotational axis pointing towards the Earth, and as it orbits the Earth that would mean that (a) it rotates with respect to the Sun, and so the amount of sunlight and its angle will be continuously varying, and (b) during each orbit it will spend time in the Earth's shadow and not receive any sunlight at all.
    • Quotes

      Android Police Officer: [Referring to Max's backpack] What's in the bag?

      Max: [Max's head is shaved bald] Hair products, mostly.

    • Crazy credits
      In the soundtrack part of the end titles it says:

      "Piano Concerto No. 8 in C minor 'Pathetique' - Adagio Cantabile Written by Ludwig van Beethoven"

      L. v. Beethoven wrote only five piano concertos (his eighth piano sonata is titled "Pathetique" however).
    • Connections
      Featured in ReelzChannel Specials: Richard Roeper's Red Hot Summer (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Ghosst
      Written by Lorn (as Marcos Ortega)

      Performed by Lorn

      Courtesy of Ninja Tune Ltd.

    User reviews991

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Matt Damon will do whatever it takes to get to Elysium
    Of all the genre's out there, science fiction seems to be the one rarely getting it right these days. When Neill Blomkamp burst onto the screen with his gritty racial commentary film District 9 it changed the genre for the better. Now he is back with his latest look at the future with Elysium and is bringing Matt Damon along for the ride. The trailers looked to deliver a similar vision of his previous film, but does it pack the same punch both in the story as well as visually?

    Elysium follows a man desperate to get to Elysium, a space station where the very wealthy live in a pristine world, while the rest of the human race remain on an overpopulated ruined Earth. With nothing left to lose, he takes on a mission against Elysium's secretary Delacourt and the entire system to save himself as well as the millions of others on Earth. Once again Blomkamp has created a film that not only entertains but has numerous levels of social commentary without ever getting overly preachy. This time out there seems to be the health care system, over population, and pollution that all make up this world these characters inhabit. Matt Damon continues to deliver with him really stepping it up even more than usual here. What is great about his character is that he feels more like a normal guy with flaws and a reluctant hero forced into this situation as opposed to wanting to be there. You feel his desperation and in turn can imagine the rest of the planet and what they are going through. District 9 star Sharlto Copley plays a completely different type of character and is a complete badass. He steals every scene he is in and is near unrecognizable in this role. Every time he steps on screen you know something great is going to happen. The always great William Fichtner has a brief but not surprisingly good presence here. Jodi Foster is the only that just doesn't seem to work all that well. Her performance felt forced at times and she seemed to float in and out of the strange accent she is trying to use. The visuals are gritty, dirty, and beautiful all at once and are the main catalyst to make this film come to life. There is plenty of action here and at first seems to be playing it a bit safe, but quickly proves otherwise as the film moves forward.

    This is one of the best science fiction films to come along in some time and has everything you could possibly want. Most will just watch this movie and see the action spectacle and cool visuals, but this film is so much more. Pay attention to the story and what it is trying to tell you and this film will have a greater effect on you. Some of the characters could have been fleshed out a bit more, but overall still gets the message across all while delivering a bad ass action science fiction film that should not be missed.
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    • Aug 8, 2013

    FAQ5

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 9, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook (Brazil)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
      • Afrikaans
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • Kỷ Nguyên Elysium
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • Media Rights Capital (MRC)
      • QED International
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $115,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $93,050,117
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $29,807,393
      • Aug 11, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $286,140,700
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Auro 11.1
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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