Downsizing
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.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Released
- 2017
- Country
- United States, Norway
Details
Release year: 2017
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Matt Damon — Paul Safranek
Christoph Waltz — Dusan Mirkovic
Hong Chau — Ngoc Lan Tran
Kristen Wiig — Audrey Safranek
Did you know
• Was filmed in a real Omaha Steaks production facility, using actual employees as extras.
• When Matt Damon's character, Paul, pulls up to his new downsized home, his driver says; 'welcome to the good life". Paul makes a face in response. "The good life" is the state motto of Nebraska, the home he had just left.
• The failure of this film at the box office (and with some early critics) is in large part due to the bungled advertising. Trailers and ads made this appear to be a simple comedy, so many viewers were angered to discover it was actually a social satire.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $24,449,754
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $4,954,287 (2017-12-24)
User reviews
I feel almost alone in the world in liking this satirical sci-fi comedy-drama
Half a good movie
And then it gets weird
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- Color
- Color
