Limitless

– A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-se..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
2011
Limitless (2011)

A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life 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 in this darkly comic and provocative film.

Limitless (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 Mar 2011

Language:

English, Russian, Italian, Mandarin, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Neil Burger

Writer:

Leslie Dixon (screenplay), Alan Glynn (novel)

Main Actors:

Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Andrew Howard

Plot:

An action-thriller about a writer who takes an experimental drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his mind. As one man evolves into the perfect version of himself, forces more corrupt than he can imagine mark him for assassination. Out-of-work writer Eddie Morra's (Cooper) rejection by girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) confirms his belief that he has zero future. That all vanishes the day an old friend introduces Eddie to NZT, a designer pharmaceutical that makes him laser focused and more confident than any man alive. Now on an NZT-fueled odyssey, everything Eddie's read, heard or seen is instantly organized and available to him. As the former nobody rises to the top of the financial world, he draws the attention of business mogul Carl Van Loon (De Niro), who sees this enhanced version of Eddie as the tool to make billions. But brutal side effects jeopardize his meteoric ascent. With a dwindling stash and hit men who will eliminate him to get the NZT, Eddie must stay wired long enough to elude capture and fulfill his destiny. If he can't, he will become just another victim who thought he'd found invincibility in a bottle.

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Gross profit:

$79,230,923

Production:

Relativity Media

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
Metacritic:
59%