Cosmopolis

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Cosmopolis

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Released Aug 17, 2012

1h 48m

Crime

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Fantasy

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Philippa Snow

New Statesman

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.

Jul 8, 2020

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Noah Berlatsky

The Atlantic

Cosmopolis, based on the Don DeLillo novel, is less forthright and substantially less enjoyable, but the same general themes are recognizably in place.

Aug 28, 2019

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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

Cosmopolis is as an exercise in outlandish dialogue and bone-dry humor, a contemporary allegory that is also a sustained riff on the idea of a virtual world.

Feb 22, 2019

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Bill Bria

Vague Visages

A Joseph Conrad-esque journey into madness and obliteration...

Jun 15, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 3, 2022

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Halfway between the postmodern novel and a movie in the style of a role-playing videogame, [Cosmopolis] is only worth it because of its final chapter... a Cronenbergian debate that though delicious, it arrives too late.

Aug 3, 2022

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Rolf J

Wat een saaie film .wat te doen tijdens de film ? B film

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Mum L

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.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Milo M

It's definitely surreal, for better or for worse, but you know right away that it's a Cronenberg film—albeit the strangest work Cronenberg's done, and that's saying something!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/07/23

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Gareth v

Cronenberg is back to his obscure, out there ways but with this movie we just get a dull and exhaustive mess.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/16/23

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David W

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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dave s

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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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: France 2 Cinéma, Alfama Films Production, Kinology, Prospero Pictures
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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