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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.

Director

Alexander Payne

Year

Genre

drama, fantasy, sci-fi

Box Office

$24,449,754

Production

Paramount Pictures,Ad Hominem Enterprises,Gran Via Productions,Annapurna Pictures

Awards

1 win & 16 nominations

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Paul Safranek

Dusan Mirkovic

Christoph Waltz

Ngoc Lan Tran

Audrey Safranek

Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen

Anne-Helene Asbjørnsen

Ingjerd Egeberg

Konrad

Dr. Andreas Jacobsen

Dave Johnson

Carol Johnson

Maribeth Monroe

Paul's Mother

Jayne Houdyshell

Audrey's Dad Larry

Anesthesiologist

James Van Der Beek

Anesthesiologist's Wife

Alison J. Palmer

Good Friend Tim

Good Friend Gina

Kristen Thomson

Buddy Kevin

Drunk Guy at Bar

Patrick Gallagher

Realtor

Linda M. Anderson

Estate Sale Buyer

Meat Cutter Carmen

Carmen Orellana

Meat Cutter Dave

Omaha Steaks Bob

TV Pundit

TV Pundit

Mortgage Broker

Friend at Bar

Dave Sokolowski

Carrying Box Carrier

Michael Heathcote

Curious Reunion Friend

Reunion Friend

Reunion Friend

Reunion Friend

Jeff Lonowski

Neil Patrick Harris

Laura Lonowski

Leisureland Salesperson

Woman on Shuttle

Margo Martindale

Single Mom Kristen

Leisureland Administrator

Donna Lynne Champlin

Leisureland Guide Matt

Land's End Customer

Waiting Room Nurse

Sherry Mandujano

Treatment Room Nurse

Kimberly Kodatsky

Downsizing Supervisor

Downsizing Nurse

Kerry-Lee Finkle

Recovery Room Nurse

Natasha Bromfield

Leisureland Orderly

Raffaele Brereton

Leisureland Orderly

Damiãn Garth Brown

Leisureland Orderly

Jermaine Granville

Leisureland Orderly

Jeffrey Sinclair

Woman on Shuttle's Son

Richard D. Leko

Keepsake Box Mover

BBC Anchor

Brian Fakler

Divorce Lawyer

Call Center Co-Worker

Juan Carlos Velis

Olive Garden Roger

Leisureland Housewife

Greek Party Guest

Greek Party Guest

Greek Party Guest

Greek Party Guest

Greek Party Guest

Loukia Papadapoulos

Spaniard

Spaniard

Spaniard

Salvador Sindoni

Spaniard

Balaram Vilchis

Cool Woman at Dusan's Party

Ann Bordwine Beeder

Dose Girl at Dusan's Party

Dusan's Girlfriend

Brigette Lundy-Paine

Dusan's Party Girl

Kristina Cocoli

Dusan's Party Girl

Lina Shekhovtsova

Guy at Dusan's Party

Jeffrey R. Smith

Señor Cárdenas

Gladys

Ringworm Mother

Ringworm Father

Ramon Marroquin

Bickering Deaf Couple

Cicela Bravatti

Bickering Deaf Couple

Alondra Resident

Alondra Resident

Dalila Gamboa Diaz

Solveig Edvardsen

Margareta Pettersson

Conference Director Dr. Pereira

Joaquim de Almeida

Little Ronni

Torvald

Bjørnar Egede-Nissen

Tunde

Asbjørnsen's Colleague

George B. Seremba

Norway Colony Scientist

Christoph Friedrich Richter

Norway Colony Scientist

Michaela Sanielevici

Colony Member

Caroline Andersen

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Jahkeil Goldson

Colony Member

David Gudjonsson

Colony Member

Marianne Haldorsen

Colony Member

Jani Hamalainen

Colony Member

Ida Linckert Hertzman

Colony Member

Colony Member

Anastasia Kharlamova

Colony Member

Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova

Colony Member

Aleksander Krogevoll

Colony Member

Elizabeth Jeanne le Roux

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Kristin Lyssand

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Tanya Missirlian

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Riita Nikolakakos

Colony Member

Colony Member

Thomas Paloheimo

Colony Member

Colony Member

Jacob Pettersson

Colony Member

Kimberly Rowntree

Colony Member

Colony Member

Michael Skretteberg

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Colony Member

Kristina Yedlitska

Dishwasher

Shopper

Professor

Villager

Savannah Burton

Naked Patient #2

Michael Douglas Cake

Newscaster

Hélène Cardona

Construction

Danny Castellon

Conference Professor

Dancer at Dusan's Party

Lacey Creighton

Partygoer

Wife on Shuttle

Melanie Ehrlich

Villager

Leisureland Employee

Walter

Party Guest

Villager

Villager

Restaurant Patron

Harvey B. Jackson

Environmental Analyst

House Party Guest

Time Share Salesman

Asian Kitchen Staff

Child

Man Working in Restaurant

Eduardo Lezcano

Professor

Orderly

Researcher

Srinivasan Manivannan

Villager

Newscaster

Shuttle Rider

Margaret Newborn

Salesman

Villager

Villager

Ty Phoenix Simpson

Woman at Restaurant

Emily Elizabeth Poeschl

Mother With Daughter

Stacey Arwen Raab

Katie

Paramedic

Professor

Smiling Naked Patient

Academic

Virinderpaul Singh

Tergehl

Sky

Airport Patron

Brandon Van Vliet

Husband on Shuttle

French Newscast

Filip Watermann

Villager

Naked Patient #1

Conference Attendee

Girl Walking

Victoria Kristine Yap-Chung

Keepsake Box Mover

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Ngoc Lan Tran Paul Safranek Dusan Mirkovic Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen Drunk Guy At Bar Audrey Safranek Dr. Andreas Jacobsen

It gives me great pleasure to welcome the director of the institute and my old friend, Dr. - Downsizing

It gives me great pleasure to welcome the director of the...

My team and I discovered a process - Downsizing

My team and I discovered a process

Such a process converts a man of 1.8
meters to just 12.9 centimeters. - Downsizing

Such a process converts a man of 1.8 meters to just 12.9 cen...

Andreas: Please take your seats. - Downsizing

Andreas: Please take your seats.

A wide array of flora and fauna
were subjected in this process, - Downsizing

A wide array of flora and fauna were subjected in this proce...

Once the safety of the procedure was confirmed, - Downsizing

Once the safety of the procedure was confirmed,

The process is short and painless,
with only the mild discomfort of - Downsizing

The process is short and painless, with only the mild discom...

The subjects are placed under light sedation - Downsizing

The subjects are placed under light sedation

Once completed, our little village, - Downsizing

Once completed, our little village,

Once the safety of the procedure was confirmed, 36 brave volunteers joined my wife Anne-helene and me as the very first humans to undergo cellular reduction. - Downsizing

Once the safety of the procedure was confirmed, 36 brave...

Thus we set about to live together - Downsizing

Thus we set about to live together

I hold here in my hand all of
the uncompostable waste - Downsizing

I hold here in my hand all of the uncompostable waste

Once completed, our little village, just 7 meters by 11 meters, was placed inside a gas-permeable enclosure designed to protect us from the hazards of weather, animals and insects. - Downsizing

Once completed, our little village, just 7 meters by 11...

In this afternoon's session, we will outline - Downsizing

In this afternoon's session, we will outline

But for now, - Downsizing

MAN: Bravo! - Downsizing

In this afternoon's session, we will outline our proposal for a two to three hundred-year transition for the world to transform from big into small. - Downsizing

In this afternoon's session, we will outline our...

[REPORTER1 SPEAKING KOREAN ON TV] - Downsizing

[REPORTER1 SPEAKING KOREAN ON TV]

[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] - Downsizing

[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS]

And look, there is little ronni nestrud, the first small baby ever born, and his new little sister ulrikke. - Downsizing

And look, there is little ronni nestrud, the first small...

- Say that's...
- That is wild, isn't it? Just wild. - Downsizing

- Say that's... - That is wild, isn't it? Just wil...

Reporter 7: Jorgen asbjornsen of the edvardsen institute, himself now only 10 centimeters tall and weighing just 18 grams, explained the rationale behind the invention. - Downsizing

Reporter 7: Jorgen asbjornsen of the edvardsen institute,...

- KAY: Is that you?
- Yeah. - Downsizing

- KAY: Is that you? - Yeah.

You knew I was bringing food. I called
you and asked you specifically, - Downsizing

You knew I was bringing food. I called you and asked you spe...

- About the little Swedish man?
- Norwegian. - Downsizing

- About the little Swedish man? - Norwegian.

Helen called to tell me to turn on the TV. - Downsizing

Helen called to tell me to turn on the TV.

- Kay: Is that you? - Downsizing

- Kay: Is that you?

Biggest thing since landing
on the moon. Bigger! - Downsizing

Biggest thing since landing on the moon. Bigger!

Why would anybody want to do that to himself? - Downsizing

Why would anybody want to do that to himself?

They can shrink people down - Downsizing

They can shrink people down

[EXHALES] - Downsizing

Did you see the news today? - Downsizing

Did you see the news today?

I can't breathe! Doesn't that matter? - Downsizing

I can't breathe! Doesn't that matter?

Lots of people are in pain, Mom, - Downsizing

Lots of people are in pain, Mom,

[PAUL SPEAKING SPANISH]
Hola Carmen. Are you ready? - Downsizing

[PAUL SPEAKING SPANISH] Hola Carmen. Are you ready?

[SPEAKING SPANISH] Strong, strong.
Okay. Is it usually or more like... - Downsizing

[SPEAKING SPANISH] Strong, strong. Okay. Is it usually or mo...

MAN: [ON TV] This downsizing thing
is simply runaway-train technology - Downsizing

MAN: [ON TV] This downsizing thing is simply runaway-train t...

Making everybody's values take
a dive is what they're doing - Downsizing

Making everybody's values take a dive is what they'...

[ALL LAUGHING] - Downsizing

- Hey, honey, I brought food!
- AUDREY: I'm not hungry. - Downsizing

- Hey, honey, I brought food! - AUDREY: I'm not hungry.

The store was super busy, and Carla
was a total bitch on wheels. - Downsizing

The store was super busy, and Carla was a total bitch on whe...

- I feel like I'm going to throw up.
- Here, let me do the neck thing. - Downsizing

- I feel like I'm going to throw up. - Here, let me do ...

[SIGHS] Yeah, do the little neck thing. - Downsizing

[SIGHS] Yeah, do the little neck thing.

Paul: What's wrong? - Downsizing

Paul: What's wrong?

REALTOR: Okay, here is the beautiful formal
living room with the wonderful fireplace. - Downsizing

REALTOR: Okay, here is the beautiful formal living room with...

And this kitchen is just a complete wow. - Downsizing

And this kitchen is just a complete wow.

No, it's awesome. I just think maybe we
should look again at that place in Benson. - Downsizing

No, it's awesome. I just think maybe we should look aga...

It's got this wonderful
butler's pantry over here, - Downsizing

It's got this wonderful butler's pantry over here,

[CAR LOCK BEEPS] - Downsizing

[CAR LOCK BEEPS]

- PAUL: Do I look fat?
- No, you look very handsome. - Downsizing

- PAUL: Do I look fat? - No, you look very handsome.

[ALL CHUCKLE] - Downsizing

- Oh, hey, Sean. - Downsizing

- Oh, hey, Sean.

Uh, no, it's just like physical therapy, but
focused on workplace injuries and rehab. - Downsizing

Uh, no, it's just like physical therapy, but focused on...

Paul: Anesthesiology, huh? - Downsizing

Paul: Anesthesiology, huh?

Repetitive stress, lower back, that sort
of thing. A lot of shoulder problems. - Downsizing

Repetitive stress, lower back, that sort of thing. A lot of ...

- I'm... I'm in-house over at Omaha Steaks.
- He does a lot of paperwork. - Downsizing

- I'm... I'm in-house over at Omaha Steaks. - He d...

Yeah, well, I get a little carpal tunnel of my own - Downsizing

Yeah, well, I get a little carpal tunnel of my own

Medicine these days is all
about covering your ass. - Downsizing

Medicine these days is all about covering your ass.

Then my mom got real sick, so I moved
back to Omaha to take care of her. - Downsizing

Then my mom got real sick, so I moved back to Omaha to take ...

I wanted to be a surgeon, actually. - Downsizing

I wanted to be a surgeon, actually.

WOMAN: Oh, my God. No way. - Downsizing

WOMAN: Oh, my God. No way.

PAUL: Dave? - Downsizing

Paul: Dave? - Downsizing

He never struck me as the kind of guy who'd go get smallWow - Downsizing

He never struck me as the kind of guy who'd go get...

- Hope we're not intruding.
- ALL: No. - Downsizing

- Hope we're not intruding. - ALL: No.

- With lime.
- With lime. - Downsizing

- With lime. - With lime.

CAROL: Well, actually, we weren't
planning on coming at all at first, - Downsizing

CAROL: Well, actually, we weren't planning on coming at...

And she... she's fine, thank God,
but I still needed to see her. - Downsizing

And she... she's fine, thank God, but I still needed to...

CAROL: Oh, gosh, it's great! Yeah. - Downsizing

CAROL: Oh, gosh, it's great! Yeah.

DAVE: So, after a couple of years
in Florida, we moved out to Vegas. - Downsizing

DAVE: So, after a couple of years in Florida, we moved out t...

Yeah. Well, Vegas wasn't such a good
choice for me, as it turns out. - Downsizing

Yeah. Well, Vegas wasn't such a good choice for me, as ...

Got into some real bad habits.
Pretty much hit rock bottom. - Downsizing

Got into some real bad habits. Pretty much hit rock bottom.

But Carol, man, she's a
saint. She stuck with me. - Downsizing

But Carol, man, she's a saint. She stuck with me.

- So the decision to...
- Well, that's the thing. - Downsizing

- So the decision to... - Well, that's the thing.

Well, plus, it must feel good to know
you're really making a difference. - Downsizing

Well, plus, it must feel good to know you're really mak...

Downsizing is about saving yourself. - Downsizing

Downsizing is about saving yourself.

It takes the pressure right off,
especially money pressure. - Downsizing

It takes the pressure right off, especially money pressure.

I'm just not driven and ambitious
like the rest of my family. - Downsizing

I'm just not driven and ambitious like the rest of my f...

I'm still living in the same house I grew up in. - Downsizing

I'm still living in the same house I grew up in.

Audrey's dying for us to move,
but we're really strapped. - Downsizing

Audrey's dying for us to move, but we're really st...

I mean, shit, I just finished
paying off my student loans! - Downsizing

I mean, shit, I just finished paying off my student loans!

Listen, if you ever start
thinking about it seriously, - Downsizing

Listen, if you ever start thinking about it seriously,

There's a lot of small communities cropping
up out there, but don't mess around. - Downsizing

There's a lot of small communities cropping up out ther...

Best houses, best appliances, best doctors. - Downsizing

Best houses, best appliances, best doctors.

The kids love Cheesecake Factory
and Leisureland's got three of them. - Downsizing

The kids love Cheesecake Factory and Leisureland's got ...

And hey, I'm not just saying all this for
the referral credit, just so you know. - Downsizing

And hey, I'm not just saying all this for the referral ...

AUDREY: I liked little Carol.
She's got a lot on the ball. - Downsizing

AUDREY: I liked little Carol. She's got a lot on the ba...

- And she's never been fitter.
- Well, they sure seem happy. - Downsizing

- And she's never been fitter. - Well, they sure seem h...

Next year they're taking the kids out of school
to spend six months at a sister city in Tuscany. - Downsizing

Next year they're taking the kids out of school to spen...

Cooking classes, yoga, wine
tasting, the whole nine yards. - Downsizing

Cooking classes, yoga, wine tasting, the whole nine yards.

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Alexander Payne

Writer: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Production: Paramount Pictures,Ad Hominem Enterprises,Gran Via Productions,Annapurna Pictures

Genre: drama, fantasy, sci-fi

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 63/100

ImdbRating: 5.7

BoxOffice: $24,449,754

Released: 22 Dec 2017

Awards: 1 win & 16 nominations

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