Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Looper easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Looper end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Looper

Name: Looper
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2012
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan

Hunted by your future, haunted by your past.

Directed by Rian Johnson

Produced by Endgame Entertainment, DMG Entertainment

2012118 min6.9 / 10

A tense, morally complex neo-noir thriller that uses time travel paradox to explore fate, self-destruction, and the inescapability of one's own choices.

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Looper scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Looper violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Looper sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Looper easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Looper end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.