# Elysium (2013)

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**Runtime**: 109 min
**Genres**: Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller
**Directed by**: Neill Blomkamp
**Written by**: Neill Blomkamp
**Starring**: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga

> *He can save us all.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Los Angeles, parched summer, a distant hum of hovercars. A ravaged Earth, a sterile space station called Elysium hangs above. Blomkamp grounds his sci-fi in social unrest.

**Mood tags**: dread, neon-soaked, raw

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.6/10 (489527 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 64% · Metacritic 61/100

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