Limitless Summary

The movie revolves around the life of Eddie Morra, a struggling author in NYC. He is deemed lazy and unoriginal by his girlfriend, Lindy, who breaks up with him.

Later, Eddie’s ex brother-in-law, Vernon, gives him a drug, NZT-48, to help with writing his book. The drug has wondrous effects and makes him highly intelligent and receptive to his surroundings. Eddie soon becomes addicted to the drugs and begins to ingest it daily.

With his new motivation, Eddie begins to raise capital by investing in stocks. He borrows $100,000 from loan shark, Gennady. However, during this time, Eddie begins to experience time lapses in his memory.

Eddie begins to realize those on the drug are ending up dead. Gennady tries to make Eddie pay back his ash with interest, but instead ends up taking the drug. He too becomes addicted and tells Eddie to supply him with more. Eddie hires bodyguards to protect him from Gennady, and in the meantime tries to work out the correct dosage he can take to maintain the benefits but not experience the side effects.

Gennady manages to kill Eddie’s bodyguards and sends him their severed hands. Gennady then pursues Eddie to his apartment and brags that injecting the drug into the bloodstream is a more effective way of reducing the side effects. Eddie manages to kill Gennady and drinks his blood to give him the abilities to kill off the rest of the henchmen.

One year later, Eddie is a successful author and is running for senate. It is speculated he will become President one day. Eddie also reveals that he has weaned himself of the drug to stop the side effects.