Inception

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Credit: Warner Bros
Genre
Science fiction, action, thriller
Release Date
July 16th, 2010
Directed By
Christopher Nolan
Written By
Christopher Nolan
Produced By
Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine
Length
148 minutes
Budget
$160 million
Box Office
Approximately $839.8 million
Awards
Inception received eight Academy Award nominations, winning four for 'Best Cinematography', 'Best Sound Editing', 'Best Sound Mixing' and 'Best Visual Effects'. The film also won three Bafta Awards, including 'Best Production Design', 'Best Sound' and 'Best Visual Effects', alongside numerous international honours.
Location
United States, Japan, France, United Kingdom, Morocco, Canada
Fiction
Yes
Summary
Dom Cobb is an expert in extracting secrets from people's dreams through shared dream technology. Offered the chance to clear his criminal record, he accepts an unprecedented mission to implant an idea into the mind of a powerful businessman. As Cobb and his team descend through increasingly complex layers of dreams, the boundaries between memory, guilt and reality become increasingly difficult to distinguish.
Fun Facts
Christopher Nolan spent nearly a decade developing Inception, inspired by his fascination with dreams and lucid dreaming long before the film entered production. The famous rotating hallway fight sequence was filmed inside a full-size rotating set rather than relying primarily on computer-generated imagery, allowing actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to perform many of the stunts practically. The film's ambiguous ending, centred on Cobb's spinning top, has become one of the most discussed conclusions in modern cinema, inspiring countless fan theories about the nature of reality.
Related Movies
The Matrix, Memento, Interstellar, Shutter Island, Tenet

Inception is a 2010 science fiction action thriller written, directed and produced by Christopher Nolan.

Set within a world where skilled operatives can enter and manipulate dreams, the film follows a professional thief tasked with planting an idea in a target’s subconscious rather than stealing information. Combining ambitious storytelling, groundbreaking visual effects and philosophical themes surrounding memory, reality and perception, Inception became both a critical and commercial success.

Its innovative narrative structure, memorable performances and Hans Zimmer’s acclaimed score have established it as one of the defining science fiction films of the 21st century.

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More About Inception

Inception follows professional thief Dom Cobb as he leads a team into layered dream worlds to implant an idea into a businessman's subconscious in exchange for the chance to return home.
Inception was written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film alongside Emma Thomas.
Inception is celebrated for its original concept, complex storytelling, spectacular practical effects and emotional depth. Its exploration of dreams, memory and reality, combined with Christopher Nolan's direction and Hans Zimmer's iconic score, has made it one of the most influential science fiction films of the modern era.
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