Downsizing

Mild-mannered therapist Paul Safranek and his wife, Audrey, decide to undergo a process in which scientists shrink people down to miniature size to live in small communities. The irreversible procedure allows the people to gain wealth and a life of leisure while helping to cut down on the consumption of natural resources. As Paul gets to know his new neighbors and surroundings, he soon learns that living in a tiny suburb comes with its own set of huge problems.

Critic Reviews:

• " While Downsizing is not about the end of human life on earth, it confronts the prospect with the minimal sentiment, and uses it to ask questions about what the good life might consist of, here and now. " – Henry K. Miller

• " With his latest film, Alexander Payne finds himself teetering uncomfortably atop a high-concept device and wrestling with tonal clashes. " – Wendy Ide

• " It starts out quick, sharp and funny and ends as a solemn and slow-moving leviathan: a movie overwhelmed by its own ecological and human implications … " – Peter Bradshaw