The title served as Alexander Payne’s return to filmmaking following his critically celebrated 2013 feature Nebraska which was nominated for six Oscars. There was also an A-list team of cameo and ensemble members, with the likes of Laura Dern, Niecy Nash, Jason Sudeikis, James Van Der Beek, and Neil Patrick Harris joining the lineup. But, just as life in the real world comes with its own set of pitfalls and problems, Paul soon realizes that a shrunken life isn’t so great either.Īlong with Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig, the feature also starred Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau in leading roles. The major downside to downsizing is that it’s an irreversible process, but the upside is that if enough people hop on board, it will greatly shrink humanity’s usage of natural resources. Proving that star power isn’t all it takes for a movie to rake in the big bucks, the film was a major box office flop, but now, according to FlixPatrol, the title is absolutely crushing it on Paramount+ where it’s found itself nestled in the streamer’s Top 10.ĭirected by Alexander Payne ( The Descendents), Downsizing saw Matt Damon’s character, Paul Safranek as an occupational therapist who, along with his wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig), decides to try out a new scientific breakthrough that shrinks people down and gives them the opportunity of living in a tiny community. Sure, Matt Damon has worked with some of Hollywood’s most well-known celebrities, from fellow Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser to his longtime BFF and frequent collaborator Ben Affleck, but many don’t remember the star-studded cast that Damon led in 2017’s Downsizing.
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