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| Director: | Neil Burger | 
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| Writer: | Alan Glynn, Leslie Dixon | 
| Staring: | 
| The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 17, 2011 | 
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| Director: | Neil Burger | 
| Writer: | Alan Glynn, Leslie Dixon | 
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller | 
| Keywords | new york city, medicine, politician, pill, iq, stalking, superhuman, writer, drugs, threat, knowledge, nootropics, mind booster | 
| Production Companies | Rogue Pictures, Relativity Media, Virgin Produced, Many Rivers Productions, Boy of the Year, Mandate International | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $161,900,000 Budget: $27,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Sep 07, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Bradley Cooper | Edward Morra | 
| Robert De Niro | Carl Van Loon | 
| Abbie Cornish | Lindy | 
| Andrew Howard | Gennady | 
| Anna Friel | Melissa | 
| Johnny Whitworth | Vernon | 
| Tomas Arana | Man in Tan Coat | 
| Robert John Burke | Pierce | 
| Darren Goldstein | Kevin Doyle | 
| Ned Eisenberg | Morris Brandt | 
| T.V. Carpio | Valerie | 
| Richard Bekins | Hank Atwood | 
| Patricia Kalember | Mrs. Atwood | 
| Cindy Katz | Marla Sutton | 
| Brian Anthony Wilson | Detective | 
| Rebecca Dayan | Rebecca Dayan | 
| Ann Marie Green | Financial Newscaster | 
| Damali Mason | Female Cop | 
| Meg McCrossen | Female Assistant | 
| Tom Bloom | Dunham | 
| Nina Hodoruk | Realtor | 
| Tom Teti | Tailor | 
| Stephanie Humphrey | TV News Reporter | 
| Joe McCarthy | Day Trader #1 | 
| Peter Pryor | Day Trader #2 | 
| Daniel Breaker | Campaign Manager | 
| Chris McMullin | Cop | 
| Dave Droxler | Technician | 
| Luisina Quarleri | Italian Hostess / Waitress | 
| Piper Brown | Girl Skater | 
| Simon MacLean | Father Skater | 
| Saxon Palmer | Businessman #1 | 
| Stephen Sable | Businessman #2 | 
| Caroline Winberg | Maria Winberg | 
| Damaris Lewis | Beautiful Black Woman | 
| Ann Talman | Van Loon's Assistant | 
| Robert Bizik | Coffee Shop Owner | 
| Hugh Douglas | Poker Player #1 | 
| Howard Strong | Poker Player #2 | 
| Arlette de Alba | Girl Passenger | 
| Eddie J. Fernandez | Gennady Thug | 
| Ray Siegle | Gennady Blind Thug | 
| Nicolas Le Guern | Friend at Beach #1 | 
| Richard Miller | Friend at Beach #2 | 
| Violeta Silva | Friend at Beach #3 | 
| Anna Parkinson | Friend at Beach #4 | 
| Laurence Roscoe | Friend at Beach #5 | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Jay Fortune | Gaffer | 
| Naomi Geraghty | Editor | 
| Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design | 
| Tracy Adams | Editor | 
| Patty Long | Line Producer, Unit Production Manager | 
| Diane Lederman | Set Decoration | 
| Paul Urmson | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer | 
| John Baer | Still Photographer | 
| Tony Volante | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Jac Rubenstein | Dialogue Editor | 
| Lewis Goldstein | Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Peter Gelfman | Property Master | 
| Paul Leonard-Morgan | Original Music Composer | 
| Cate Montana | ADR Editor | 
| George A. Lara | Foley Mixer | 
| Wyatt Sprague | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Mary Bailey | Script Supervisor | 
| Happy Walters | Music Supervisor | 
| Alan Glynn | Novel | 
| Mark Kamine | Unit Production Manager | 
| H.H. Cooper | First Assistant Director | 
| Dale M. Nielsen | Second Assistant Director | 
| Jason Barhydt | Executive In Charge Of Production | 
| Adam Fields | Executive In Charge Of Production | 
| Brad Robinson | Second Second Assistant Director | 
| David J. Thompson | Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator | 
| Glenn Kaplan | First Assistant "A" Camera | 
| Julian J. Delacruz | Second Assistant "A" Camera | 
| Kent Harvey | "B" Camera Operator | 
| Michael Leonard | First Assistant "B" Camera | 
| Leon Sanginiti | Second Assistant "B" Camera | 
| Anthony DeFrancesco | Camera Loader | 
| Rumiko Ishii | Assistant Art Director | 
| Marion Kolsby | Assistant Art Director | 
| April Hodick | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Arizona Newsum | Art Department Production Assistant | 
| R. Scott Purcell | Graphic Designer | 
| Lamont Crawford | Key Grip | 
| Danny Michael | Production Sound Mixer | 
| Kira Smith | Boom Operator | 
| Havi Elkaim | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Arlynn Abseck | Costume Supervisor | 
| Margot Boccia | Makeup Department Head | 
| Joseph A. Campayno | Makeup Department Head | 
| Diane Dixon | Hair Department Head | 
| Sacha Quarles | Hair Department Head | 
| Staci Hagenbaugh | Location Manager | 
| Richard Rutkowski | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Christopher Kulikowski | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Blake Harjes | First Assistant Editor | 
| Arturo Sosa | First Assistant Editor | 
| Nancy St. John | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Dan Schrecker | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Weston Middleton | Production Assistant | 
| Aaron Vexler | Stunts | 
| Neil Burger | Director | 
| Douglas Aibel | Casting | 
| Jenny Gering | Costume Design | 
| Leslie Dixon | Screenplay | 
| Jo Willems | Director of Photography | 
| Season Kent | Music Supervisor | 
| Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Garrett Warren | Second Unit Director | 
| Caroline Vexler | Stunts | 
| Chris Cenatiempo | Stunts | 
| Jill Brown | Stunts | 
| Naomi Peters | Stunts | 
| Shawnna Thibodeau | Stunt Double | 
| Peter Epstein | Stunts | 
| Blaise Corrigan | Stunts | 
| Jalil Jay Lynch | Stunts | 
| Michael Hatzer | Digital Intermediate Colorist | 
| James Young | Stunts | 
| Javier Martinez | Grip | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Scott Kroopf | Producer | 
| Jason Felts | Executive Producer | 
| Ken Halsband | Co-Producer | 
| Leslie Dixon | Producer | 
| Ryan Kavanaugh | Producer | 
| Tucker Tooley | Executive Producer | 
| Bradley Cooper | Executive Producer | 
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