Downsizing

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    135 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2017
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, Norway
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Greek, Spanish, French, No Subtitles, Korean, Vietnamese
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Alexander Payne
WRITTEN BY:
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
CAST INCLUDES:
Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Sudekis

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

A heartwarming fantastical satire, DOWNSIZING directed by Alexander Payne (NEBRASKA, ELECTION, SIDEWAYS), explores the ideas of what could happen if humanity decided to – literally – downsize to shrink their environmental impact through the eyes of now-miniature Paul, played by Matt Damon (GOOD WILL HUNTING, THE DEPARTED, THE MARTIAN), and his wife Audrey, played by Kristen Wiig (BRIDESMAIDS, THE SKELETON TWINS, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY), have to figure out if the trade off was all worth it. Rolling Stone raves, "With deeply felt performances from Matt Damon and Hong Chau and startling special effects in miniature, Alexander Payne's sci-fi satire brims over with the pleasures of the unexpected.”

SYNOPSIS

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.

Downsizing

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    135 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2017
  • |
    • Countries
    USA, Norway
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Greek, Spanish, French, No Subtitles, Korean, Vietnamese
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Alexander Payne
WRITTEN BY
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
CAST INCLUDES
Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Sudekis
A heartwarming fantastical satire, DOWNSIZING directed by Alexander Payne (NEBRASKA, ELECTION, SIDEWAYS), explores the ideas of what could happen if humanity decided to – literally – downsize to shrink their environmental impact through the eyes of now-miniature Paul, played by Matt Damon (GOOD WILL HUNTING, THE DEPARTED, THE MARTIAN), and his wife Audrey, played by Kristen Wiig (BRIDESMAIDS, THE SKELETON TWINS, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY), have to figure out if the trade off was all worth it. Rolling Stone raves, "With deeply felt performances from Matt Damon and Hong Chau and startling special effects in miniature, Alexander Payne's sci-fi satire brims over with the pleasures of the unexpected.”

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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