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Downsizing Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Open your eyes. The world is filled with things to see.

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Feb. 25, 2018

Downsizing

Release Date: Friday, December 22, 2017 Nationwide

Jason Sudeikis, Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Mark Johnson, Kristen Wiig, Alexander Payne, Margo Martindale, Alec Baldwin, Neil Patrick Harris, Jim Taylor, Jim Burke

A guy who realizes he’d have a better life if he shrinks himself.

R Comedy 2 hrs, 15 m

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A guy who realizes he’d have a better life if he shrinks himself.

Plot

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Plot
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.
Cited as official plot version from a24films.com
Comedy Drama

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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

The Downsizing behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Alexander Payne last directed The Holdovers and Nebraska. The film's writer Alexander Payne last wrote Jurassic Park III and Election 2.

Producers
Mark Johnson
Alexander Payne

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for language including sexual references, some graphic nudity and drug use
Runtime
2 hrs, 15 m
Tagline
Open your eyes. The world is filled with things to see.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

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Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Paramount Pictures has finalized a deal to produce and distribute the film. The film will begin production in the spring of 2016.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Downsizing was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, December 22, 2017. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Pitch Perfect 3, Father Figures and Hostiles.



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Sun., Feb. 25, 2018

  • Added a running time of 135 minutes

  • Set the MPAA rating to R for language including sexual references, some graphic nudity and drug use

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