Limitless
2011 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 7.2 · 64% critics
A struggling writer’s life changes after taking a secret pill that unlocks extraordinary mental ability. As success comes quickly, the new power draws dangerous attention and forces him into a tense world of ambition, risk, and survival.
Based on The Dark Fields
Also known as The Dark Fields
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-03-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (11,492 votes)
- Box office
- $161,849,455
- Budget
- $27,000,000
About
You’ll enjoy this if you like slick, high-concept thrillers with rising tension and a wish-fulfillment hook; Not for you if shaky logic or messy plotting easily ruins the ride.
Pros: clever premise; fast suspense; strong performances | Cons: plot holes; muddled later story; strained believability
Themes
- new york city
- medicine
- politician
- iq
- pill
- stalking
- superhuman
- transhumanism
- writer
- drugs
- threat
- knowledge
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Bradley Cooper
as Edward Morra
Robert De Niro
as Carl Van Loon
Abbie Cornish
as Lindy
Andrew Howard
as Gennady
Anna Friel
as Melissa
Johnny Whitworth
as Vernon
Tomas Arana
as Man in Tan Coat
Robert John Burke
as Pierce
Darren Goldstein
as Kevin Doyle
Ned Eisenberg
as Morris Brandt
Directed by Neil Burger