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Cosmopolis (2012)

★ 5.7 · 1,338 ratings on TMDB

How far can he go before he goes too far?

Cosmopolis poster★ 5.7

Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo during a riot in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's life begins to crumble.

DirectorDavid Cronenberg
CastEmily Hampshire, Jay Baruchel, Juliette Binoche, K'naan, Kevin Durand, Mathieu Amalric
GenresDrama
The emergence reading

Cosmopolis keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing capitalism, wealth, isolation, power.

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