Limitless is a 2011 American Sci-Fi Mystery Thriller film directed by Neil Burger and produced by Leslie Dixon, Scott Kroopf and Ryan Kavanaugh. The screenplay was written by Leslie Dixon and is based on the book by Alan Glynn.
Rated: PG-13 (movie contains thematic material involving a drug, violence including disturbing images, sexuality and language)
Run Time: 1h 45min
Release Date: March 18, 2011 (USA)
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama
Director: Neil Burger
Studio: Relativity
Budget: $27 Million
Box Office: $161.8 Million
Limitless stars Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Andrew Howard, Anna Friel, Johnny Whitworth, T.V. Carpio, Thomas Arana, Ned Eisenberg, Patricia Kalember and Damaris Lewis.
Limitless is the story of Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) who is a struggling writer facing unemployment and his girlfriend Lindy’s (Abbie Cornish) rejection, is sure that he has no future. That all changes when an old friend gives him a mysterious pill called NZT that produces enhanced mental acuity and enables him to access one hundred percent of his brain’s abilities.
Now on an NZT-fueled odyssey, Eddie is laser-focused and more confident than any man alive. Everything Eddie reads, hears or sees is instantly organized and usable and he rises to the top of the financial world. Attracts the attention of Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro), a business mogul, he intends to use Eddie to make a fortune, but terrible side effects jeopardize his meteoric ascent. With a dwindling supply and hit men out to get the NZT, Eddie’s house or cards is threatened and on the verge of collapse.
Movie Quotes
“Why is it when your life exceeds your wildest dreams, a knife appears at your back?” – Eddie Mora
“I want that pill! Gimme that pill!” – Carl Van Loon
“I don’t have delusions of grandeur, I have an actual recipe for grandeur.” – Eddie Mora
“Back in the old times, huh, I might peel your skin back, flay you. “Flay” It’s a nice word.” – Gennady
Official Movie Trailer
Movie Stars
Bradley Cooper as Eddie Morra
Robert De Niro as Carl Van Loon
Abbie Cornish as Lindy
Andrew Howard as Gennady
Anna Friel as Melissa
Johnny Whitworth as Vernon
T.V. Carpio as Valerie
Tomas Arana as Man in Tan Coat
Ned Eisenberg as Morris Brandt
Patricia Kalember as Mrs. Atwood
Damaris Lewis as Beautiful Black Woman