Limitless (film)

Limitless
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Neil Burger
Screenplay by	Leslie Dixon
Based on	The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn
Produced by	Leslie Dixon Scott Kroopf Ryan Kavanaugh
Starring	Bradley Cooper Abbie Cornish Robert De Niro Andrew Howard Anna Friel
Cinematography	Jo Willems
Edited by	Naomi Geraghty Tracy Adams
Music by	Paul Leonard-Morgan
Production companies	Virgin Produced Rogue Many Rivers Productions Boy of the Year Intermedia Film
Distributed by	Relativity Media (United States) Lionsgate (International)[1]
Release dates	March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08) (New York City) March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18) (United States)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$27 million[2]
Box office	$161.8 million[3]

Limitless is a 2011 American science-fiction thriller film directed by Neil Burger and written by Leslie Dixon. Loosely based on the 2001 novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn, the film stars Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro, Andrew Howard, and Anna Friel. The film follows Edward Morra, a struggling writer who is introduced to a drug called NZT-48, which gives him the ability to use his brain fully which helps him vastly improve his lifestyle.

Limitless was released on March 18, 2011. Critical reviews were mixed to positive, and the film became a box-office success, grossing over $161 million on a budget of $27 million. A television series of the same name, covering events that take place after the film, debuted on September 22, 2015, but was cancelled after one season.