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Downsizing

  • 2017
  • R
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
139K
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POPULARITY
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Matt Damon in Downsizing (2017)
'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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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.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.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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    139K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,915
    929
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Alexander Payne
      • Jim Taylor
    • Stars
      • Matt Damon
      • Christoph Waltz
      • Hong Chau
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 359Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 16 nominations total

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    Top Cast99+

    Matt Damon
    Matt Damon
    • Paul Safranek
    Christoph Waltz
    Christoph Waltz
    • Dusan Mirkovic
    Hong Chau
    Hong Chau
    • Ngoc Lan Tran
    Kristen Wiig
    Kristen Wiig
    • Audrey Safranek
    Rolf Lassgård
    Rolf Lassgård
    • Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen
    Ingjerd Egeberg
    • Anne-Helene Asbjørnsen
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Konrad
    Søren Pilmark
    Søren Pilmark
    • Dr. Andreas Jacobsen
    Jason Sudeikis
    Jason Sudeikis
    • Dave Johnson
    Maribeth Monroe
    Maribeth Monroe
    • Carol Johnson
    Jayne Houdyshell
    Jayne Houdyshell
    • Paul's Mother
    Phil Reeves
    Phil Reeves
    • Audrey's Dad Larry
    James Van Der Beek
    James Van Der Beek
    • Anesthesiologist
    Alison J. Palmer
    • Anesthesiologist's Wife
    Tim Driscoll
    • Good Friend Tim
    • (as Timothy Edmund Driscoll)
    Kristen Thomson
    Kristen Thomson
    • Good Friend Gina
    Kevin Kunkel
    • Buddy Kevin
    • (as Kevin Patrick Kunkel)
    Patrick Gallagher
    Patrick Gallagher
    • Drunk Guy at Bar
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Alexander Payne
      • Jim Taylor
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Was filmed in a real Omaha Steaks production facility, using actual employees as extras.
    • Goofs
      After making such a point that non living matter (hair, feces) cannot be downsized in the process, what about fingernails and toenails? They are made of the same dead substance (keratin) as hair, so technically the small people should come out of the process with full-sized, relatively giant nails.
    • Quotes
      • Ngoc Lan Tran: Other night on boat, what kind of fuck you give me?
      • Paul Safranek: What?
      • Ngoc Lan Tran: What kind of fuck you give me?
      • Paul Safranek: What kind? I don't...
      • Ngoc Lan Tran: American people, eight kind of fuck. Love fuck, hate fuck, sex-only fuck, break-up fuck, make-up fuck, drunk fuck, buddy fuck, pity fuck.
    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      There is a special version (probably edited for nudity and language) that can be found on television.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Matt Damon/Rahm Emanuel/Juanes (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Suite No. 2 in B Minor for Flute - Badinerie
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
      Courtesy of Extreme Music

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 22, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Norway
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Norwegian
      • French
      • Korean
      • Greek
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • Pequeña gran vida
    • Filming locations
      • Trollfjord, Lofoten, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Ad Hominem Enterprises
      • Gran Via Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $68,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,449,754
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,954,287
      • Dec 24, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $55,003,890
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 15m(135 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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