Cosmopolis (film)

Cosmopolis
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Cronenberg
Screenplay byDavid Cronenberg
Based onCosmopolis
by Don DeLillo
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Suschitzky
Edited byRonald Sanders
Music byHoward Shore
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Release dates
  • 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25) (Cannes and Italy)
  • 31 May 2012 (2012-05-31) (Portugal)
  • 8 June 2012 (2012-06-08) (Canada)
Running time
109 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20.5 million
Box office$7.1 million

Cosmopolis is a 2012 drama film written, produced, and directed by David Cronenberg. It stars Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Sarah Gadon, Mathieu Amalric, Juliette Binoche, Jay Baruchel and Kevin Durand. It is based on Don DeLillo's 2003 novel of the same name.

On 25 May 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released in Canada on 8 June 2012, and began a limited release in the United States on 17 August 2012 by eOne Films. It is Cronenberg's first script since eXistenZ in 1999. It received polarizing reviews on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic and performed poorly at the box office.