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Downsizing is a 2017 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Payne and Jim Taylor. The film tells about a couple who undertake a procedure to shrink their bodies so they can start a new life in a new community. The film stars Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Jason Sudeikis, and Kristen Wiig. Principal photography on the film began in Ontario, Canada on April 1, 2016.

The film premiered at the 74th Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2017, and is set to be released by Paramount Pictures in the United States on December 22, 2017.