Cosmopolis stars Robert Pattinson as Eric Packer, a billionaire who belongs to 'the 1%' (the American super-rich who control a large share of the economy). Packer lives sealed off from the outside world; when the film opens he is in his huge car, and it turns out that he uses this car as an office and gets everything done there, including medical checks (he has one every day as he is convinced he has something wrong with him - a comment on the needless anxiety of the rich).

All around him are very poor people and protestors, to whom Packer is indifferent. As he faces financial ruin and the threat of murder, later in the film, he goes on a rampage.

The film has attracted attention as a long-awaited film from Cronenberg, and also due to the presence of Twilight star Pattinson. Reviews have been mixed, but critics have certainly taken it seriously.