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Downsizing

Downsizing

We are meant for something bigger.

20175.42h 15m

Overview

A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.

Directed by Alexander Payne
Written by Jim Taylor, Alexander Payne
Produced by Jim Burke, Mark Johnson, Alexander Payne
Box OfficeBudget: $68.0MRevenue: $55.0M

Top Cast

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

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

Themes & Keywords

futurecomputertherapistmarried coupleshrinkingcrowdspeculativemeditativecaucasianthoughtfulreflectivepcprocedurelovinginspirationalgrandprovocativedirectdramaticsentimentalawestruckbolddignifiedeuphoricexhilaratedhopefulpowerful

About Downsizing

Downsizing is a drama, science fiction, comedy film released in 2017 exploring themes of future, computer, therapist, married couple, shrinking, crowd. Directed by Alexander Payne, it stars Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau. A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.

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