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IMDb rating 6.6
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Critic Ben Kenigsberg
rated 8

...stands out for its grime and intensity, as well as the bluntness of its class allegory.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic A.A. Dowd
rated 5

...a triumph of art-direction...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

Elysium shrewdly takes its inspiration from cosseted contemporary LA, secretly unnerved by its servant class of cleaners, gardeners and nannies.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

Sharlto Copley (who seems about two feet taller here than in his other films) is more entertaining as the Worst Of Both Worlds...

Read full review at Empire
Joel joelsson
rated 9

Very good movie

11 months ago
Critic A.A. Dowd
rated 5

...a triumph of art-direction...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

Sharlto Copley (who seems about two feet taller here than in his other films) is more entertaining as the Worst Of Both Worlds...

Read full review at Empire
Critic Ben Kenigsberg
rated 8

...stands out for its grime and intensity, as well as the bluntness of its class allegory.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Cast & Crew

Neill Blomkamp
Director
Jodie Foster
As Delacourt
Matt Damon
As Max
Diego Luna
As Julio
Carly Pope
As CCB Agent
Wagner Moura
As Spider

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In a post-apocalyptic future, the wealthy elite live in luxury on a pristine space station called Elysium, while the rest of humanity struggles to survive on a ruined, overpopulated Earth. One man, Max (Matt Damon), takes on a dangerous mission to bring equality to these two polarized worlds. With his life hanging by a thread, he must confront the powerful Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her armed forces to save not only his own life but also the fate of millions on Earth. Can he succeed and bring hope back to a desperate humanity?

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