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Last modified: Feb. 25, 2018

Downsizing

Release Date: Friday, December 22, 2017 Theaters

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

Director: Alexander Payne

Starring: Matt Damon Christoph Waltz Kristen Wiig Neil Patrick Harris Jason Sudeikis

R Comedy 2 hrs, 15 m

  • 3.1 / 5
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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
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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.

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Mark Johnson
Alexander Payne

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Additional Information

Parent 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
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Language
English

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Release Dates

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

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

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