Top billed cast

1. 

   Bradley Cooper

   Edward Morra

2. 

   Robert De Niro

   Carl Van Loon

3. 

   Abbie Cornish

   Lindy

4. 

   Andrew Howard

   Gennady

5. 

   Anna Friel

   Melissa

6. 

   Johnny Whitworth

   Vernon

7. 

   Tomas Arana

   Man in Tan Coat

8. 

   Robert John Burke

   Pierce

9. 

   Darren Goldstein

   Kevin Doyle

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Reviews

A review by Sampson

Written by Sampson on 2026-01-01

A reframing of what life has to offer.

While the premise of a drug induced hyper competency seems like it should be the wrong type of inspiration, I couldn't help but feel inspired as I watched Eddie Moira (Bradley Cooper) transform his life.

The funny thing about the movie is that a lot of what Eddie did to improve his life could have been done without NZT which hyper stimulated his brain to accomplish the impossible. Many of the things he did to improve his life such as cleaning his apartment, dressing better, or finishing his script probably could've done with some self discipline and...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$27,000,000.00

Revenue
$161,900,000.00

Keywords

• new york city
• medicine
• politician
• iq
• pill
• stalking
• superhuman
• transhumanism
• writer
• drugs
• threat
• knowledge
• nootropics
• mind booster
• inspirational