Looper

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  • Opened September 28, 2012 
  • 1 hr 59 min
  • R | Language, Drug Content, Some Sexuality/Nudity and Strong Violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a “looper” – a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good… until the day the mob decides to “close the loop,” sending back Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo
  • Director: Rian Johnson
  • Genres: Suspense/Thriller

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Its a Looper Dooper movie

by Darkola

The idea for this movie was a great idea, in the future, the way to kill someone off and get rid of all evidence was to teleport them back through time 30 years earlier, and upon arrival back, there...

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Inversed Terminator

by syk1004

This exceeded my expectations & JGL, Willis & Blunt were amazing while Jeff Daniels provided some comic relief. Brilliantly written with every detail in place! I absolutely love Rian Johnson & loved...

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Looper

by brooklineboys

Thoughtful, provocative and well-done sci-fi with multiple twists. Looper is much more than a shoot 'em up vehicle for the stars. It gets under your skin, nags at your expectations, and leaves you...

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Wall Street Journal
| Joe Morgenstern

So what's left for the audience to hook into? Only pounding action, elegant style, steady-state suspense, marvelous acting and, despite that droll pooh-poohing every now and then, haunting explorations of youth, age and personal destiny. It's a lot to claim for a sci-fi thriller, but I was blown away by Rian Johnson's Looper. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Late in Looper, when a highly telekinetic kid starts levitating things, it really does look like Christopher Nolan had wandered onto the set and taken over. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Lacing tremendously exciting action with touching gravity, Looper hits you like a shot in the heart. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

When so much of what Hollywood churns out is almost instantly forgettable, it says a lot about a film when viewers want to take time to argue, ponder and puzzle over it. Read full review

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Joe in "Looper."