Downsizing (2017)
We are meant for something bigger.
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Downsizing rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.8/10· 135K votes
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic64%
TMDb5.4/10· 4K votesWith 47% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.8/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Downsizing
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.
Cast of Downsizing
Matt Damon
as Paul Safranek
Christoph Waltz
as Dusan Mirkovic
Hong Chau
as Ngoc Lan Tran
Kristen Wiig
as Audrey Safranek
Rolf Lassgård
as Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen
Ingjerd Egeberg
as Anne-Helene Asbjørnsen
Udo Kier
as Konrad
Søren Pilmark
as Dr. Andreas Jacobsen
Jason Sudeikis
as Dave Johnson
Maribeth Monroe
as Carol Johnson
Jayne Houdyshell
as Paul's Mother
Phil Reeves
as Audrey's Dad Larry
Downsizing facts
- Budget
- $68M
- Box office
- $55M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Sci-fi premise explores societal inequality and consumption
- •Character journey toward meaning feels narratively earned
- •Satirical commentary works despite unconventional genre blending
What the audience disliked
- •Tonal inconsistency between satire and earnest character drama
- •Audience expectations versus delivered tone created reception gap
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