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About this movie

Genres:
Action & Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Language:
English
Running time:
1:58:52
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Bruce Willis Old Joe
  2. Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joe
  3. Emily Blunt Sara
  4. Paul Dano Seth
  5. Noah Segan Kid Blue
  6. Piper Perabo Suzie
  7. Jeff Daniels Abe
  8. Pierce Gagnon Cid
  9. Summer Qing Old Joe's Wife
  10. Tracie Thoms Beatrix

Directors

  1. Rian Johnson

Producers

  1. Ram Bergman
  2. James D. Stern

Writers

  1. Rian Johnson

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Looper

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A hired gun from the future discovers that his greatest adversary is himself in this twisting sci-fi mindbender starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and directed by Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom). In the year 2047 time travel has yet to be invented. Thirty years later, however, it has. Though immediately outlawed, time-travel technology is quickly appropriated by the mob, and used to cleanly dispose of anyone deemed a thre... A hired gun from the future discovers that his greatest adversary is himself in this twisting sci-fi mindbender starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and directed by Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom). In the year 2047 time travel has yet to be invented. Thirty years later, however, it has. Though immediately outlawed, time-travel technology is quickly appropriated by the mob, and used to cleanly dispose of anyone deemed a threat. The process is simple: When the mob wants someone to disappear, they simply send them back to the year 2047, where an assassin known as a "looper" quickly carries out the hit, and disposes of the body. Joe Simmons (Gordon-Levitt) is one of the most respected loopers around. Each kill earns him a big payday, and he's got big plans to retire to France. Then, one day, as Joe patiently awaits the appearance of his next target near the edge of a remote corn field, he's shocked to come face-to-face with his future self (Bruce Willis). When the younger Joe hesitates, the older Joe makes a daring escape. Now, in order to avoid the wrath of his underworld boss (Jeff Daniels), young Joe must "close the loop" and kill his older counterpart. Meanwhile, the revelation that a powerful crime boss in the future has set the underworld ablaze pits the two Joes on a violent collision course, with the fate of a devoted mother (Emily Blunt) and her young son hanging in the balance. Paul Dano and Piper Perabo co-star.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

93%Tomatometer score: 93% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Tom Charity, CNN.com Yes, it's a B movie sci-fi thriller, but not many prestige pictures have this much going on underneath the surface. – Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune That first hour cooks. And the second hour brings Emily Blunt into the story, which is a fine thing for any second half to offer. – Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger If the whole thing leaves you rubbing your temples, just a bit... well, this headache's sort of worth it. – Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia) Intelligent, extremely imaginative, visually stunning and constantly surprising, this is filmmaking of the highest order from Rian Johnson. – Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Jim Schembri, 3AW The best time travel films play on emotion rather than logic, and once Looper realises this and drops all the tail-chasing about how time travel works it settles into the engrossing action/drama... – Full review External link

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