The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.
Direction
Those nauseating fish-eye transitions that actually work.
Cinematography
Saturated gold vs. grimy gray—no subtlety, all impact.
Editing
Time-lapse bragging montages that feel genuinely earned.
Director
Neil Burger
Bradley Cooper
Edward Morra
Robert De Niro
Carl Van Loon
Abbie Cornish
Lindy
Andrew Howard
Gennady
Anna Friel
Melissa
Johnny Whitworth
Vernon
Tomas Arana
Man in Tan Coat
Robert John Burke
Pierce
Darren Goldstein
Kevin Doyle
Ned Eisenberg
Morris Brandt
T.V. Carpio
Valerie
Richard Bekins
Hank Atwood
Patricia Kalember
Mrs. Atwood
Cindy Katz
Marla Sutton
Brian Anthony Wilson
Detective
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Limitless' pill color (clear) was chosen specifically because orange or blue felt too 'Matrix.'
The film accidentally predicted the 2010s nootropics boom and Silicon Valley's microdosing obsession—Eddie Morra is basically every tech founder's origin story.
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