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Mild-mannered therapist Paul Safranek and his wife, Audrey, decide to undergo a process in which scientists shrink people down to miniature size to live in small communities. The irreversible procedure allows the people to gain wealth and a life of leisure while helping to cut down on the consumption of natural resources. As Paul gets to know his new neighbors and surroundings, he soon learns that living in a tiny suburb comes with its own set of huge problems. Read More Read Less

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Downsizing assembles a talented cast in pursuit of some truly interesting ideas -- which may be enough for some audiences to forgive the final product's frustrating shortcomings.

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Downsizing | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review All those disparate elements fail to gel. Aug 28, 2018 Full Review Downsizing | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Henry K. Miller Sight & Sound While Downsizing is not not about the end of human life on earth, it confronts the prospect with minimal sentiment, and uses it to ask questions about what the good life might consist of, here and now. Jan 29, 2018 Full Review Downsizing | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Wendy Ide Observer (UK) With his latest film, Alexander Payne finds himself teetering uncomfortably atop a high-concept device and wrestling with tonal clashes. Rated: 3/5 Jan 29, 2018 Full Review Downsizing | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Diana Tuova Spotlight on Film Strangely deviating from its own fascinating concept of small people, the second half of the film shouts bewildering environmental and political messages befitting more a climate or migration documentary. Rated: 3/5 Aug 9, 2024 Full Review Downsizing | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson A smart premise is reduced to groan-inducing humor and languishing unintelligence. Rated: 1/5 Apr 7, 2024 Full Review Downsizing | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Dan Schindel Vague Visages Downsizing thinks it has big ideas, but artistically and intellectually, it’s as small as its protagonists. Dec 6, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Christian W It really missed some opportunities. Nearly no interactions with differently sized people: the same story could've been told without shrinking anyone. Squandered possibilities, following one guy's journey and he wasn't even among the most interesting people. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/03/23 Full Review Tristan C A nice story and an interesting idea but it does leave a few questions unanswered. Worth a watch :) Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/05/24 Full Review Richard H Something a *little different.lolWas good performance by matt and the restnof the actors.Kept me involved from start to finish.Would watch again and recomend it. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Whitehorse C I don’t get the negative reviews. I found it moving (actually teary in parts) and poignant. It cut to the essentials in humanity for Matt Damon’s character, no matter the losses, and for the wonderful American actress HONG CHAU (sorry for the caps but her name should be noted). She plays the Vietnamese inspirational advocate and refugee, and humanitarian despite her own experiences of trauma. She lights up the screen and of course, begins to impact Paul, because of both of their essential goodness and decency in a harsh world. The movie uses artifice (shrinking, a separation of worlds) but it does add interest to a sweet and moving story. Loved it. ❤️ Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Benjamin S I saw a clip from this movie on youtube and want to watch it because the premise seemed interesting. What i got was a disappointing film that never once had the guts to stick to a single idea. Controversy about who gets to downsize and what the process is, skips right over. Messy divorce between two different size people with maybe different legal rights? Timeskip. budding friendship/romance between two people helping each other get by? Timeskip. And lastly it jumps the shark with a ridiculous raising of the stakes that feels out of place. This movie had so much potential but they clearly had no idea how to pick and choose so they just mushed everything together. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/22/24 Full Review Klaouchie ! Many people dislike this film although I think they just were expecting something else ! I see this film as an extract of a man's life in this world where we can downsize... nothing else, except a subtle critique of our society (ecology, social classes) that most of us weren't capable of appreciating. There is a willing, that we can feel in the simple direction, to show a dystopian nevertheless realistic word. To finish with, this film let us think that we should think of the present moment since everything comes to an end (with the ecology thing, and the character of Ngoc Lan Tran). Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alexander Payne Director Matt Damon Paul Christoph Waltz Dusan Kristen Wiig Audrey Hong Chau Ngoc Lan Jason Sudeikis Dave Johnson
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Synopsis Mild-mannered therapist Paul Safranek and his wife, Audrey, decide to undergo a process in which scientists shrink people down to miniature size to live in small communities. The irreversible procedure allows the people to gain wealth and a life of leisure while helping to cut down on the consumption of natural resources. As Paul gets to know his new neighbors and surroundings, he soon learns that living in a tiny suburb comes with its own set of huge problems.

Director
Alexander Payne

Producer
Megan Ellison, Mark Johnson, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Jim Burke

Screenwriter
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Distributor
Paramount Pictures

Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Ad Hominem Enterprises

Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Sexual References|Some Graphic Nudity)

Genre
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 2017, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2018

Box Office (Gross USA)
$24.4M

Runtime
2h 15m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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