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Looper

Joe is classified as a "looper", a job in which his employers use time travel to send men from the future to be killed into the past, where Joe can properly dispose of their bodies. However, to tie up loose ends and erase the evidence of his ever being a looper, Joe knows that one day his future self will be sent back for him to kill. When this day comes, Joe's future self is prepared and escapes, and the two men struggle separately in the past trying to evade capture and attempting to fulfill their own personal agendas. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi), release year 2012, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Looper

Joe is classified as a "looper", a job in which his employers use time travel to send men from the future to be killed into the past, where Joe can properly dispose of their bodies. However, to tie up loose ends and erase the evidence of his ever being a looper, Joe knows that one day his future self will be sent back for him to kill. When this day comes, Joe's future self is prepared and escapes, and the two men struggle separately in the past trying to evade capture and attempting to fulfill their own personal agendas.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi), release year 2012, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2012
  • Released 28 Sep 2012
  • Runtime 119 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.4/10 from 624,435 votes
  • Metascore 84/100
  • Genres Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
  • Languages English, French
  • Countries United States, China

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt

Direction and writing

Directed by: Rian Johnson

Written by: Rian Johnson

Awards and recognition

18 wins & 47 nominations total

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