<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $27 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $161.8 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Limitless is a 2011 American science fiction film directed by Neil Burger . Based on the novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn, the film stars Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, and Robert De Niro . The events portrayed in the film follow Edward Morra, a struggling writer, who is introduced to a nootropic drug called NZT - 48, which gives him the ability to fully utilize his brain and vastly improve his lifestyle . </P> <P> Limitless was released on March 18, 2011, and became a box office success after 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 . </P>

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