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Downsizing

Name: Downsizing
Director: Alexander Payne
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Comedy
Released: 2017-12-22
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig, Rolf Lassgård

2017Drama · Science Fiction · Comedy★ 5.4/10

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Story

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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.

People

Cast

Matt DamonPaul Safranek

Christoph WaltzDusan Mirkovic

Hong ChauNgoc Lan Tran

Kristen WiigAudrey Safranek

Rolf LassgårdDr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen

Ingjerd EgebergAnne-Helene Asbjørnsen

Udo KierKonrad

Søren PilmarkDr. Andreas Jacobsen

Jason SudeikisDave Johnson

Maribeth MonroeCarol Johnson

Jayne HoudyshellPaul's Mother

Phil ReevesAudrey's Dad Larry

James Van Der BeekAnesthesiologist

Production

Key crew

Megan EllisonExecutive Producer

Alexander PayneDirector

Jim BurkeProducer

Mark JohnsonProducer

Alexander PayneProducer

Jim TaylorProducer

Diana PokornyExecutive Producer

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