See life in a big way.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristin Wiig, Rolf Lassgård, Ingjerd Egeberg |
Director |
Alexander Payne |
Screenplay | Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor |
Music | Rolfe Kent |
Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
Editing | Kevin Tent |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2017 |
Produced by | Paramount Pictures, Ad Hominem Enterprises, Annapurna Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Comedy |
Language | Fairly frequent, moderate impact. |
Nudity | Low to mild, non-sexual. |
Sex | None |
Violence | None |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None (sic) |
Comments | |
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R: Restricted | Rated R for language including sexual references, some graphic nudity and drug use. |
Runtime | 135 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
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Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 16 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
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Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Helen Herimbi Big idea falls short on the little details. | 0 | |
24.com Herman Eloff Downsizing is different, quirky and even a little bit funny. It’s a tiny film with a lot of heart and totally worth the watch. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 48 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 247 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer 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. | 10 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 11 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Overlong sci-fi comedy has a heavy message, mature content. | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 88 users | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes users 7793 users | 6 | |
IMDB 23496 Netizens | 11 | |
The Movie DB Community | 10 | |
Average .. 45% | 9 |