Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Neil Burger |
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| Writer: | Alan Glynn, Leslie Dixon |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 17, 2011 |
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| Director: | Neil Burger |
| Writer: | Alan Glynn, Leslie Dixon |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | new york city, medicine, politician, pill, iq, stalking, superhuman, writer, drugs, threat, knowledge, nootropics, mind booster |
| Production Companies | Rogue Pictures, Relativity Media, Virgin Produced, Many Rivers Productions, Boy of the Year, Mandate International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $161,900,000
Budget: $27,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 07, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rebecca Dayan | Rebecca Dayan |
| Ann Marie Green | Financial Newscaster |
| Damali Mason | Female Cop |
| Meg McCrossen | Female Assistant |
| Tom Bloom | Dunham |
| Nina Hodoruk | Realtor |
| Tom Teti | Tailor |
| Stephanie Humphrey | TV News Reporter |
| Joe McCarthy | Day Trader #1 |
| Peter Pryor | Day Trader #2 |
| Daniel Breaker | Campaign Manager |
| Chris McMullin | Cop |
| Dave Droxler | Technician |
| Luisina Quarleri | Italian Hostess / Waitress |
| Piper Brown | Girl Skater |
| Simon MacLean | Father Skater |
| Saxon Palmer | Businessman #1 |
| Stephen Sable | Businessman #2 |
| Caroline Winberg | Maria Winberg |
| Damaris Lewis | Beautiful Black Woman |
| Ann Talman | Van Loon's Assistant |
| Robert Bizik | Coffee Shop Owner |
| Hugh Douglas | Poker Player #1 |
| Howard Strong | Poker Player #2 |
| Arlette de Alba | Girl Passenger |
| Eddie J. Fernandez | Gennady Thug |
| Ray Siegle | Gennady Blind Thug |
| Nicolas Le Guern | Friend at Beach #1 |
| Richard Miller | Friend at Beach #2 |
| Violeta Silva | Friend at Beach #3 |
| Anna Parkinson | Friend at Beach #4 |
| Laurence Roscoe | Friend at Beach #5 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jay Fortune | Gaffer |
| Naomi Geraghty | Editor |
| Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Tracy Adams | Editor |
| Patty Long | Unit Production Manager, Line Producer |
| Diane Lederman | Set Decoration |
| Paul Urmson | Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| John Baer | Still Photographer |
| Tony Volante | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jac Rubenstein | Dialogue Editor |
| Lewis Goldstein | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor |
| Peter Gelfman | Property Master |
| Paul Leonard-Morgan | Original Music Composer |
| Cate Montana | ADR Editor |
| George A. Lara | Foley Mixer |
| Wyatt Sprague | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mary Bailey | Script Supervisor |
| Happy Walters | Music Supervisor |
| Alan Glynn | Novel |
| Mark Kamine | Unit Production Manager |
| H.H. Cooper | First Assistant Director |
| Dale M. Nielsen | Second Assistant Director |
| Jason Barhydt | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Adam Fields | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Brad Robinson | Second Second Assistant Director |
| David J. Thompson | Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator |
| Glenn Kaplan | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Julian J. Delacruz | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Kent Harvey | "B" Camera Operator |
| Michael Leonard | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Leon Sanginiti | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Anthony DeFrancesco | Camera Loader |
| Rumiko Ishii | Assistant Art Director |
| Marion Kolsby | Assistant Art Director |
| April Hodick | Art Department Coordinator |
| Arizona Newsum | Art Department Production Assistant |
| R. Scott Purcell | Graphic Designer |
| Lamont Crawford | Key Grip |
| Danny Michael | Production Sound Mixer |
| Kira Smith | Boom Operator |
| Havi Elkaim | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Arlynn Abseck | Costume Supervisor |
| Margot Boccia | Makeup Department Head |
| Joseph A. Campayno | Makeup Department Head |
| Diane Dixon | Hair Department Head |
| Sacha Quarles | Hair Department Head |
| Staci Hagenbaugh | Location Manager |
| Richard Rutkowski | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Christopher Kulikowski | Post Production Supervisor |
| Blake Harjes | First Assistant Editor |
| Arturo Sosa | First Assistant Editor |
| Nancy St. John | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Dan Schrecker | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Weston Middleton | Production Assistant |
| Aaron Vexler | Stunts |
| Neil Burger | Director |
| Douglas Aibel | Casting |
| Jenny Gering | Costume Design |
| Leslie Dixon | Screenplay |
| Jo Willems | Director of Photography |
| Season Kent | Music Supervisor |
| Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Garrett Warren | Second Unit Director |
| Caroline Vexler | Stunts |
| Chris Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Jill Brown | Stunts |
| Naomi Peters | Stunts |
| Shawnna Thibodeau | Stunt Double |
| Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Blaise Corrigan | Stunts |
| Jalil Jay Lynch | Stunts |
| Michael Hatzer | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| James Young | Stunts |
| Javier Martinez | Grip |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Scott Kroopf | Producer |
| Jason Felts | Executive Producer |
| Ken Halsband | Co-Producer |
| Leslie Dixon | Producer |
| Ryan Kavanaugh | Producer |
| Tucker Tooley | Executive Producer |
| Bradley Cooper | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 51 | 73 | 38 |
| 2024 | 5 | 61 | 138 | 38 |
| 2024 | 6 | 45 | 85 | 31 |
| 2024 | 7 | 50 | 89 | 32 |
| 2024 | 8 | 50 | 93 | 30 |
| 2024 | 9 | 36 | 44 | 27 |
| 2024 | 10 | 46 | 99 | 32 |
| 2024 | 11 | 46 | 98 | 30 |
| 2024 | 12 | 39 | 49 | 32 |
| 2025 | 1 | 42 | 53 | 30 |
| 2025 | 2 | 31 | 50 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 349 | 677 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 344 | 749 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 329 | 727 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 297 | 731 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 179 | 725 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 334 | 780 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 726 | 884 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 627 | 799 |