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Cosmopolis

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A 28-year-old billionaire (Robert Pattinson) senses his empire collapsing around him as he takes a limo ride across Manhattan to get a haircut from his father's old barber.
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Though some may find it cold and didactic, Cosmopolis benefits from David Cronenberg's precise direction, resulting in a psychologically complex adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel.

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Chase Hutchinson Seattle Times Jul 29
With Robert Pattinson in rare unnerving form as a billionaire whose frictionless life is crumbling around him, it’s a cold, darkly comedic and ultimately cathartic adaptation of the great Don DeLillo novel. Go to Full Review Philippa Snow New Statesman 07/08/2020
Cosmopolis is exhilarating in two ways. The first is that it offers up the soothing image of a billionaire capitalist brought to heel by riots. The second is that Pattinson's work as Packer. Go to Full Review Noah Berlatsky The Atlantic 08/28/2019
Cosmopolis, based on the Don DeLillo novel, is less forthright and substantially less enjoyable, but the same general themes are recognizably in place. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network Feb 27
3.5/5
A challenging, occasionally off-putting film that marries DeLillo's prose and many of Cronenberg's key themes. Pattinson is fantastic as a disaffected rich buffoon and the high tech limo gliding through a dystopian tech-bro future is a thing of beauty Go to Full Review Bill Bria Vague Visages 06/15/2023
A Joseph Conrad-esque journey into madness and obliteration... Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 10/03/2022
4/4
Cronenberg has not made a commercial piece of cinema overly concerned with making money here; this is a work of art whose brushstrokes are masterfully crafted, intricate, sometimes distancing, and nothing short of fascinating. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 2 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more sandra h Mar 3 I love this movie. Robert P. is great with all the society craziness going on all around him. See more Mum L 11/05/2023 I was curious about this film as Delillo was a popular author. I could not get into the movie at all. I struggled through, hoping I would find something redeemable. By the end all I could think of was watching poop go down the toilet drain in slow motion. Sorry. See more Gareth v @geewah 06/15/2023 Cronenberg is back to his obscure, out there ways but with this movie we just get a dull and exhaustive mess. See more David W 06/14/2023 Steeped in symbolism and metaphor, this is a film that likely requires multiple viewings to truly understand its complexity. The pacing is solid and the progression works well for a film mostly set inside the back of a limo. I would definitely watch this again. See more dave s 01/09/2023 Credit to David Cronenberg for attempting to adapt Don DeLillo's seemingly unadaptable novel Cosmopolis for the big screen. The story is simple enough – young billionaire Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) travels across Manhattan in the back of a limousine in search of a haircut, encountering social unrest and engaging in meetings with those who impact his life along the way. Over the course of his journey, he is able to justify his capitalist ideals by applying principles of philosophy and art to the free enterprise system. It is well-executed by Cronenberg, Pattinson does a respectable job as the stone-faced narcissist, and Paul Giamatti is brilliant in the final scene as the man intent on killing Packer, but there are times when the dialogue becomes overbearing and more than a little pretentious, never a good thing in a visual medium. See more Read all reviews
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David Cronenberg

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Robert Pattinson

Eric Packer

Juliette Binoche

Didi Fancher

Sarah Gadon

Elise Shifrin

Mathieu Amalric

André Petrescu

Jay Baruchel

Shiner

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Movie Info

Synopsis A 28-year-old billionaire (Robert Pattinson) senses his empire collapsing around him as he takes a limo ride across Manhattan to get a haircut from his father's old barber.
Director
David Cronenberg
Producer
Paulo Branco, Martin Katz
Screenwriter
David Cronenberg, Don DeLillo
Distributor
Entertainment One
Production Co
Alfama Films Production, Prospero Pictures, Kinology, France 2 Cinéma
Rating
R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Some Strong Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$743.6K
Runtime
1h 48m
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