Downsizing
We are meant for something bigger.
2017 | 135m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Alexander Payne |
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| Writer: | Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 22, 2017 |
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| Director: | Alexander Payne |
| Writer: | Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor |
| Genres: | Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama |
| Keywords | married couple, therapist, future, computer, shrinking, crowd, speculative, meditative, caucasian, thoughtful, reflective, pc, procedure, loving, inspirational, grand, provocative, direct, dramatic, sentimental, awestruck, bold, dignified, euphoric, exhilarated, hopeful, powerful |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Ad Hominem Enterprises, Gran Via Productions, Annapurna Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $55,003,890
Budget: $68,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Matt Damon | Paul Safranek |
| Christoph Waltz | Dusan Mirkovic |
| Hong Chau | Ngoc Lan Tran |
| Kristen Wiig | Audrey Safranek |
| Rolf Lassgård | Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen |
| Ingjerd Egeberg | Anne-Helene Asbjørnsen |
| Udo Kier | Konrad |
| Søren Pilmark | Dr. Andreas Jacobsen |
| Jason Sudeikis | Dave Johnson |
| Maribeth Monroe | Carol Johnson |
| Jayne Houdyshell | Paul's Mother |
| Phil Reeves | Audrey's Dad Larry |
| James Van Der Beek | Anesthesiologist |
| Alison J. Palmer | Anesthesiologist's Wife |
| Tim Driscoll | Good Friend Tim |
| Kristen Thomson | Good Friend Gina |
| Kevin Kunkel | Buddy Kevin |
| Patrick Gallagher | Drunk Guy at Bar |
| Linda M. Anderson | Realtor |
| John Reynolds | Estate Sale Buyer |
| Carmen Orellana | Meat Cutter Carmen |
| David Noonen | Meat Cutter Dave |
| Bob Bezousek | Omaha Steaks Bob |
| Ana Marie Cox | TV Pundit |
| Roland Martin | TV Pundit |
| Milo Goodman | Mortgage Broker |
| Dave Sokolowski | Friend at Bar |
| Michael Heathcote | Carrying Box Carrier |
| Martha Girvin | Curious Reunion Friend |
| Brendan Beiser | Reunion Friend |
| Alison Brooks | Reunion Friend |
| Paul Constable | Reunion Friend |
| Neil Patrick Harris | Jeff Lonowski |
| Laura Dern | Laura Lonowski |
| Niecy Nash-Betts | Leisureland Salesperson |
| Margo Martindale | Woman on Shuttle |
| Kerri Kenney | Single Mom Kristen |
| Donna Lynne Champlin | Leisureland Administrator |
| Don Lake | Leisureland Guide Matt |
| Mary Kay Place | Land's End Customer (voice) |
| Sherry Mandujano | Waiting Room Nurse |
| Kimberly Kodatsky | Treatment Room Nurse |
| Larry Mannell | Downsizing Supervisor |
| Kerry-Lee Finkle | Downsizing Nurse |
| Natasha Bromfield | Recovery Room Nurse |
| Raffaele Brereton | Leisureland Orderly |
| Damiãn Garth Brown | Leisureland Orderly |
| Jermaine Otis Granville | Leisureland Orderly |
| Jeffrey Sinclair | Leisureland Orderly |
| Richard D. Leko | Woman on Shuttle's Son |
| Jon De Leon | Keepsake Box Mover |
| Howard J. Davis | Keepsake Box Mover |
| Maryam Moshiri | BBC Anchor |
| Bill Coulter | Brian Fakler |
| Jeff Clarke | Divorce Lawyer |
| Juan Carlos Velis | Call Center Co-Worker |
| Paul Mabon | Olive Garden Roger |
| Veena Sood | Leislureland Housewife |
| Nick Douzenis | Greek Party Guest |
| Spiros Kontos | Greek Party Guest |
| Maria Kontou | Greek Party Guest |
| Peter Melatos | Greek Party Guest |
| Loukia Papadapoulos | Greek Party Guest |
| Paul Landais | Spaniard |
| Rodrigo Salera | Spaniard |
| Salvador Sindoni | Spaniard |
| Balaram Vilchis | Spaniard |
| Ann Bordwine Beeder | Cool Woman at Dusan's Party |
| Kathryn Aboya | Dose Girl at Dusan's Party |
| Jack Haven | Dusan's Girlfriend |
| Kristina Cocoli | Dusan's Party Girl |
| Lina Shekhovtsova | Dusan's Party Girl |
| Jeffrey R. Smith | Guy at Dusan's Party |
| Pepe Serna | Señor Cárdenas |
| Rose Bianco | Gladys |
| Lidia Perez | Ringworm Mother |
| Ramon Marroquin | Ringworm Father |
| Cicela Bravatti | Bickering Deaf Couple |
| Jorge Tello | Bickering Deaf Couple |
| Pamela Archer | Alondra Resident |
| Dalila Gamboa Diaz | Alondra Resident |
| Margareta Pettersson | Solveig Edvardsen |
| Joaquim de Almeida | Conference Director Dr. Pereira |
| Cameron Geddes | Little Ronni |
| Bjørnar Egede-Nissen | Torvald |
| Warren Belle | Tunde |
| George B. Seremba | Asbjørnsen's Colleague |
| Christoph Friedrich Richter | Norway Colony Scientist |
| Michaela Sanielevici | Norway Colony Scientist |
| Caroline Andersen | Colony Member |
| Erik Andersen | Colony Member |
| Solveig Barber | Colony Member |
| Aaron Befus | Colony Member |
| Bent Brakas | Colony Member |
| Steve Fievet | Colony Member |
| Jahkeil Goldson | Colony Member |
| David Gudjonsson | Colony Member |
| Marianne Haldorsen | Colony Member |
| Jani Hamalainen | Colony Member |
| Ida Linckert Hertzman | Colony Member |
| Erik Irwin | Colony Member |
| Anastasia Kharlamova | Colony Member |
| Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova | Colony Member |
| Aleksander Krogevoll | Colony Member |
| Elizabeth Jeanne le Roux | Colony Member |
| Tero Konttinen | Colony Member |
| Raimo Kurppa | Colony Member |
| Kristin Lyssand | Colony Member |
| Mark Makivirta | Colony Member |
| Sari Miettinen | Colony Member |
| Tanya Missirlian | Colony Member |
| Antti Muhunen | Colony Member |
| Kent Nielsen | Colony Member |
| Riita Nikolakakos | Colony Member |
| Velva Nystrom | Colony Member |
| Thomas Paloheimo | Colony Member |
| Lars Paronen | Colony Member |
| Jacob Pettersson | Colony Member |
| Kimberly Rowntree | Colony Member |
| Jorgen Runas | Colony Member |
| Michael Skretteberg | Colony Member |
| Tomas Straum | Colony Member |
| Kari Svenneby | Colony Member |
| Alari Tork | Colony Member |
| Thomas Wicks | Colony Member |
| Kristina Yedlitska | Colony Member |
| Hélène Cardona | Newscaster (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Patricia Keighran | Makeup Department Head |
| Liz Gruszka | Makeup Artist |
| John Jackson | Casting |
| Jørgen Stangebye Larsen | Art Direction |
| Karl J. Martin | Art Direction |
| Patricia Larman | Set Decoration |
| Doug J. Meerdink | Art Direction |
| Aurora Bergere | Key Makeup Artist |
| Christine Beveridge | Makeup Artist |
| Allan Cooke | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Dawn E. Rivard | Hairstylist |
| Adrian Stansfield | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Greg Chapman | Sound Mixer |
| Patrick Cyccone Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kenneth Gustavsen | Sound Recordist |
| Brian Adler | Visual Effects |
| Cody Brunty | Visual Effects |
| Karen Manthey | Set Decoration |
| Odetta Stoddard | Set Decoration |
| Driss Benyaklef | Production Manager |
| Francine Fontaine | Production Manager |
| Michelle Morrissey | Production Supervisor |
| Regina Robb | Production Manager, Unit Production Manager |
| Kerri Smeltzer | Production Supervisor |
| Heidi Vogel | Post Production Supervisor |
| Tor Arne Øvrebø | Production Manager |
| Allen Coulter | Set Designer |
| Etienne Gravrand | Set Designer |
| Jenne Lee | Art Department Coordinator |
| Michael Madden | Set Designer |
| Masako Masuda | Set Designer |
| Liane Prevost | Set Designer |
| Laura Selvaggio | Art Department Coordinator |
| Nick Butler | Casting Associate |
| Jesse Griffiths | Casting Associate |
| Rudy Jansen | Casting Assistant |
| Lori A. Balton | Location Scout |
| Douglas Dresser | Location Scout |
| Fred Kamping | Location Manager |
| Kjell-Gunnar Hjartholm Knudsen | Location Scout |
| Njål Lambrechts | Location Manager |
| Peter J. Novak | Location Manager |
| Andrew O'Sullivan | Location Scout |
| Peter Orth | Location Scout |
| Jamie Vesay | Location Manager |
| Dondi Bastone | Music Supervisor |
| Wes Ford | Researcher |
| Rebecca Robertson | Script Supervisor |
| Erin Sahlstrom | Production Coordinator |
| James E. Price | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jack Boem | Second Assistant Director |
| Jeff Porter | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Meredith Budgen-Starnes | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Robert Tagliaferri | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Melanie Teixeira | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Lonny Danler | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Michael L. Hall | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Kevin A. Barnes | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Denis Bellingham | Boom Operator |
| Ron Renzetti | Dolly Grip |
| Mike Yabuta | Dolly Grip |
| Andrew Caney | Grip |
| Wilton Higgins | Grip |
| David Gulick | Property Master |
| Charles McGlynn | Property Master |
| Glen Roemer | Assistant Property Master |
| Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez | Property Buyer |
| Alexander Kutchera | Leadman |
| Alexandra Hooper | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Margaret Robbs | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Marcia Scott | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Lindsay Jacobs | Costume Supervisor |
| Barnaby Smith | Costumer |
| Cathy Shibley | Hairstylist |
| Jacqueline Robertson Cull | Hairstylist |
| Kay Georgiou | Hairstylist |
| Mindy Elliott | First Assistant Editor |
| Angela Latimer | Assistant Editor |
| Joe Bini | Additional Editing |
| Eric Gamache | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Alexandra Pinto | Production Secretary |
| Brett McDermid | Transportation Coordinator |
| Gerrod Shully | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Lize van der Bijl | Third Assistant Director |
| Karen Young | Third Assistant Director |
| Geoffrey Mandel | Graphic Designer |
| Shari Spier | Graphic Designer |
| Yasmyn Lee | Art Department Coordinator |
| Rob McCallum | Storyboard Artist |
| Shayna Markowitz | Casting Associate |
| Lisa Shamata | Unit Publicist |
| George Kraychyk | Still Photographer |
| Shamu Naidu | Payroll Accountant |
| Tom Farr | Stunt Coordinator |
| Dave Van Zeyl | Stunts |
| Steve 'Shack' Shackleton | Stunts |
| Marco Bianco | Stunts |
| Dave Lewis | Stunts |
| John Kaye | Stunts |
| Derek Bujalski | Stunts |
| Ben Skorstad | Stunts |
| Paul Timothy Carden | Dialogue Editor, ADR Supervisor |
| Alan Rankin | Sound Editor |
| Greg Hedgepath | Sound Editor |
| Scott Wolf | Sound Editor |
| Kerry Dean Williams | Dialogue Editor |
| Mark Coffey | Assistant Sound Editor |
| John Sanacore | Foley Mixer |
| Sarah Monat | Foley Artist |
| Robin Harlan | Foley Artist |
| Richard Ford | Music Editor |
| Geoff Stradling | Orchestrator |
| Phillip Tellez | Construction Coordinator |
| Rob Davis | Transportation Coordinator |
| Mike Billard | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Tracy Boyd | Second Unit Director |
| François Dagenais | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Nathan Carlson | Graphic Designer |
| Alexander Payne | Screenplay, Director |
| Jim Taylor | Screenplay |
| Per Henry Borch | Line Producer |
| Phedon Papamichael | Director of Photography |
| Stefania Cella | Production Design |
| Kimberley Zaharko | Supervising Art Director |
| Wendy Chuck | Costume Design |
| Kevin Tent | Editor |
| Leslie Sebert | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Tony Lamberti | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Diana Pokorny | Unit Production Manager |
| Renée Hansen Mlodyszewski | Art Department Coordinator |
| Iselin Saga | Casting |
| Melissa Girotti | Production Coordinator |
| Bastiaan Koch | VFX Artist |
| Radan Popović | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Julie Hewett | Makeup Department Head |
| Andy Clement | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Mark P. Stoeckinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ashley Lambert | ADR Voice Casting |
| Natasha Mullan | Camera Loader |
| Jeff Smith | Set Designer |
| Rolfe Kent | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| K.C. Hodenfield | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Heathcote | Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator |
| Cliona Furey | Hair Department Head |
| Rafael E. Sánchez | Gaffer |
| Greg Langham | Leadman |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tracy Boyd | Associate Producer |
| Anna Musso | Associate Producer |
| Douglas Paton Taylor | Associate Producer |
| Jim Burke | Producer |
| Mark Johnson | Producer |
| Alexander Payne | Producer |
| Jim Taylor | Producer |
| Leifur B. Dagfinnsson | Co-Producer |
| Diana Pokorny | Executive Producer |
| Megan Ellison | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hong Chau | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 98 | 236 | 53 |
| 2024 | 5 | 290 | 362 | 227 |
| 2024 | 6 | 186 | 279 | 65 |
| 2024 | 7 | 49 | 101 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 29 | 60 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 35 | 71 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 30 | 73 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 26 | 55 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 429 | 658 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 635 | 690 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 977 | 977 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 706 | 838 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 862 | 900 |