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Looper

Directed By

Rian Johnson

Written By

Rian Johnson

Cast

Produced By

Ram Bergman
James D. Stern

Country

United States

Language

English

Release Date

September 28, 2012

Distributed By

Sony Pictures

Budget

$60 million

Looper is a American science-fiction film directed by Rian Johnson with a time travel plot. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt.

Plot

In the year 2042, "Joe" (Gordon-Levitt) works for a mob in Kansas City as a type of hitman called a "Looper," where he kills and disposes of people known as "Gat Men" who are sent by their employers from Beijing from the year 2072. "Loopers" like himself are well paid based on the terms that their target must never be allowed to escape. It's business as usual until one target in particular arrives and he recognizes the victim (Willis) to be his future self. Taken by surprise, Joe hesitates which allows his older self to escape. The resulting failure of his job causes the Gat Men to be sent after him, forcing him to fight for his life as he attempts to track down his older self in search of answers.^[1]