2012 · 118 min · R

Looper

Name: Looper
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2012
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan

Directed by Rian Johnson · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Looper (2012) is a Action film, directed by Rian Johnson set in Kansas City during the near future. It runs 118 minutes and is rated R.

A time travel and neo noir, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of fate & destiny, redemption, and obsession play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer

Nathan Johnson

Cinematography

Steve Yedlin

Cast

Joseph Gordon-LevittBruce WillisEmily BluntPaul DanoNoah SeganPiper PeraboJeff DanielsPierce Gagnon

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Kansas City

Setting

Urban Rural

When

Near Future

Premise & themes

Premise

Time Travel Neo Noir

Themes

Fate & Destiny Redemption Obsession

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadTwo Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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1985
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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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