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Looper (2012)

Directed by Rian Johnson · 118 min · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

65.7 TOPICAL score · #969 of 6,776 films

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In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe 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 for assassination.

Looper (2012, directed by Rian Johnson) has a TOPICAL score of 65.7 - ranked 969 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and cast. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (11,271 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 48 languages.

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Critics83
Audience63
Awards55
Historical impact78
Lasting engagement94
Cast89
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (actor #396), Bruce Willis (actor #377), Emily Blunt (actor #176), Paul Dano (actor #327)

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