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If exposition were a contact sport, The Shrinking Man would be banned for life.
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2025 · Adventure / Sci-Fi
The Shrinking Man
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Paul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological phenomenon. From then on, Paul shrinks inexorably, without science being able to explain why or be of any help to him. When, by accident, he finds himself a prisoner in his own cellar, and while he is only a few centimeters tall, he will have to fight to survive in this banal environment that has become perilous. During this experience, Paul will find himself confronted with himself, with his humanity, and will try to answer the great questions of existence.
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RELEASE DATE
2025
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Adventure / Sci-Fi
PLOT SUMMARY
Paul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological phenomenon. From then on, Paul shrinks inexorably, without science being able to explain why or be of any help to him. When, by accident, he finds himself a prisoner in his own cellar, and while he is only a few centimeters tall, he will have to fight to survive in this banal environment that has become perilous. During this experience, Paul will find himself confronted with himself, with his humanity, and will try to answer the great questions of existence.
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@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-28 18:00 UTC
If The Shrinking Man was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@RATIO_RAT2025-12-14 17:00 UTC
The Shrinking Man treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
@REEL_DEAL2025-12-22 11:00 UTC
Watched The Shrinking Man so you don't have to. You're welcome.
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r/flicks · u/CinephileCynic🔥 1.6k points
The cinematography in The Shrinking Man is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, The Shrinking Man would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 1.7k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Shrinking Man?
Everyone praising the The Shrinking Man performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ExpositionDump🔥 2.4k points
Unpopular opinion: The Shrinking Man is the most overrated film of the decade
Look, I wanted to love The Shrinking Man. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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