Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Atlas Shrugged: Part I (referred to onscreen as simply Atlas Shrugged) is a 2011 American science fiction political drama film serving as the first part in a trilogy adapting Ayn Rand's 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged. After various treatments and proposals floundered for nearly 40 years, investor John Aglialoro initiated production in June 2010. The film was directed by Paul Johansson, and stars Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Edi Gathegi, Graham Beckel, Jsu Garcia, Jon Polito, Michael Lerner, Rebecca Wisocky, and Neill Barry.

The film begins the story of Atlas Shrugged, set in a dystopian United States where John Galt leads innovators, from industrialists to artists, in a capital strike, "stopping the motor of the world" to reassert the importance of the free use of one's mind and of laissez-faire capitalism.

Despite near universally negative critical response and commercial failure, grossing just under a fourth of its budget, a sequel, Part II, was released on October 12, 2012, albeit with an entirely different cast. The third installment, Part III: Who Is John Galt?, was released on September 12, 2014, again with an overhaul on production.