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.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →Momentum is sustained from first scene to last. The director knows how to give the viewer breathing room without losing tension — and that's valuable in the genre.
Watches in one breath. Plot logic is secondary — what matters here is movement and rhythm, and that's all in order.
For genre fans — essential viewing. For those looking for something deeper — possibly not the film.
Director: Rian Johnson
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Viewing atmosphere: Evening with friends, volume up. Talking during the film is acceptable.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joe
Bruce Willis
Old Joe
Emily Blunt
Sara
Paul Dano
Seth
Noah Segan
Kid Blue
Piper Perabo
Suzie
Jeff Daniels
Abe
Pierce Gagnon
Cid
Xu Qing
Old Joe's Wife
Tracie Thoms
Beatrix
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