Inception

"Your mind is the scene of the crime."

2010 2h 28m EN

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8.4

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86%

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8.8

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★8.4TMDB · 40,383🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●74Metacritic★8.8IMDB · 2,811,614

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Synopsis

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Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

“Your mind is the scene of the crime.”

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Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio
Dom Cobb
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Arthur
Ken Watanabe
Saito
Tom Hardy
Eames
Elliot Page
Ariadne
Dileep Rao
Yusuf
Cillian Murphy
Robert Fischer, Jr.
Tom Berenger
Peter Browning

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Christopher Nolan, Gabriel Hardman, Houman Eshraghi
Languages: English, French, Japanese, Swahili
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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$160M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Japanese, Swahili.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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6 / 8

CAST

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787+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christopher Nolan, shot by Wally Pfister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christopher Nolan directs. Wally Pfister behind the camera. Hans Zimmer scores. Lee Smith cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Japanese, Swahili.

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Things worth knowing

1$160M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Japanese, Swahili.
5International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
6787+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Christopher Nolan, shot by Wally Pfister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Lee Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ken Watanabe carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Your mind is the scene of the crime.".
12IMDB entry: tt1375666 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1340,383 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Classified under 14 themes, including "mission", "dreams", "kidnapping", "spy".
15Released under 56 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Wally Pfister
Original score: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Lee Smith
Production design: Guy Hendrix Dyas
Costume design: Jeffrey Kurland
Makeup / hair: Teressa Hill
VFX supervisor: Paul Franklin
Sound: Gary Rizzo
Stunt coordinator: Scotty Richards
Runtime: 148 min · 2h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $160,000,000
Box office: $839,030,630
Return: 524% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Inception (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 74/100
IMDB rating: 8.8/10 · 2,811,614 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 160 wins & 220 nominations total

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Academy Award for Best Sound
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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ohlalipop2017-02-09
When I first saw the trailer for this film, I knew that this would attract a lot of attention. Of course having Leonardo in the lead role helped a lot. From the trailer, I already know some things. Dreams. All about dreams. But what about dreams? Who are the other people? At first, I didn't really understand what was going on. It was all very confusing to me. But as the movie progresses, I start to understand it and I wanted to watch some more and know more what will happen in the end. The ending. That was, I think, the most intense ending of a movie in a year or probably more than a year. People actually screamed when the screen faded. And of course, people couldn't help but talk about it. It was an open-ended movie where people will have their own endings. My favorite part was Joseph Gordon's fight scene. I think he has the most fun part in this movie. My rate for this movie is A.
tmdb440066252019-03-09
★ 8/10
Whether you watch Inception as a heist movie, a redemption story, or a sci-fi action picture, Christopher Nolan's tour de force of dreams will absolutely work its magic over you. The fact that the film works on so many levels (literally) is an attest not only to the visual queues that make it easy for the audience to follow but to how much in control of all the intricacies its filmmaker had to be.
Varya2019-10-17
Is there anyone on earth who doesn't like Christopher Nolan’s films? Inception is one of his masterpieces. It’s a science fiction film released in 2010 and written by undoubtedly one of the greatest directors in Hollywood, Christopher Nolan, the creator of such stunning films as ‘Memento’, ‘The dark knight’, Prestige’ and ‘Interstellar’. the cast is impressive: the main roles are played by Leo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. The film is based on the idea of lucid dreams. In the story, the professionals of industrial espionage, using special techniques to steal valuable secrets from the depths of the subconscious during sleep, when the human mind is most vulnerable, learn a new technique - the ‘inception’ of ideas into the human mind through his dream. The main character - Dom Cobb is a talented thief, his rare abilities made him a truly valuable player in the treacherous world of espionage, but they also turned him into a perennial fugitive and stripped him of everything he had ever loved. One day Cobb has a chance to correct mistakes. His latest case can bring everything back, but for that he needs to do the impossible - inception. There are so many good things about the film. The plot of the film is definitely mind-blowing. You won't be able to take your eyes off the screen. The soundtrack is written by Hans Zimmer, who is certainly one of the most sought-after composers. I think all his music is incredibly touching, dramatic and powerful. There are also some iconic songs we all know. The work on the special effects is done flawlessly, evidently, a lot of money was spent on this. The acting is also wonderful, Leo DiCaprio, who was the first actor to accept the offer to play in the film, has done an amazing job. The only thing that viewers can find bad about this film is that it can be extremely difficult to perceive. If you don’t watch the film close enough you can simply get lost in all these jumping from dreams to reality. A curious fact is that Christopher Nolan released the film in 2010 but started working on it at the beginning of the 2000s! I would recommend everyone to see the film, even if you are not interested in sci-fi.