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Insomnia

  • 2002
  • 14A
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Al Pacino and Robin Williams in Insomnia (2002)
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Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

  • Director
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Writers
    • Hillary Seitz
    • Nikolaj Frobenius
    • Erik Skjoldbjærg
  • Stars
    • Al Pacino
    • Robin Williams
    • Hilary Swank
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    304K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,424
    42
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writers
      • Hillary Seitz
      • Nikolaj Frobenius
      • Erik Skjoldbjærg
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Robin Williams
      • Hilary Swank
    • 763User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 11 nominations

    Videos11

    Insomnia (2002)
    Trailer 2:30
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    Insomnia Scene: I Followed All Of Your Cases
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    Insomnia Scene: Foot Chase Through The Logjam
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    Insomnia Scene: He Crossed The Line
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    Insomnia Scene: It's Too Light In Here
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    Insomnia Scene: Your Tainted Forever
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    Insomnia Scene: Randy's Interrogation
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    Insomnia Scene: Can't Sleep Will?
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    Insomnia Scene: Are You Trying To Impress Me Finch
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    Insomnia Scene: Let's Find Out Who She Was
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    Insomnia: B-Roll
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    Al Pacino and Hilary Swank in Insomnia (2002)
    Al Pacino and Robin Williams in Insomnia (2002)
    Al Pacino and Robin Williams in Insomnia (2002)
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    Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, and Paul Dooley in Insomnia (2002)
    Al Pacino and Robin Williams in Insomnia (2002)
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    Robin Williams in Insomnia (2002)
    Robin Williams in Insomnia (2002)
    Hilary Swank in Insomnia (2002)
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    Hilary Swank in Insomnia (2002)

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    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Will Dormer
    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Walter Finch
    Hilary Swank
    Hilary Swank
    • Ellie Burr
    Martin Donovan
    Martin Donovan
    • Hap Eckhart
    Oliver 'Ole' Zemen
    • Pilot
    Paul Dooley
    Paul Dooley
    • Chief Nyback
    Nicky Katt
    Nicky Katt
    • Fred Duggar
    Larry Holden
    Larry Holden
    • Farrell
    Jay Brazeau
    Jay Brazeau
    • Francis
    Lorne Cardinal
    Lorne Cardinal
    • Rich
    James Hutson
    • Officer #1
    Andrew Campbell
    • Officer #2
    Paula Shaw
    Paula Shaw
    • Coroner
    Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
    Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
    • Kay Connell
    • (as Crystal Lowe)
    Tasha Simms
    Tasha Simms
    • Mrs. Connell
    Maura Tierney
    Maura Tierney
    • Rachel Clement
    Jonathan Jackson
    Jonathan Jackson
    • Randy Stetz
    Malcolm Boddington
    • Principal
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writers
      • Hillary Seitz
      • Nikolaj Frobenius(1997 screenplay)
      • Erik Skjoldbjærg(1997 screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      As of 2020, this is the only film directed by Christopher Nolan in which Nolan does not have an official writing credit - even though he wrote the final draft of the screenplay himself.
    • Goofs
      Dormer, a seasoned police detective who demonstrates in the story that he understands the properties of blood, including DNA and proteins, chooses to use hot water to clean the blood off his clothes (you can see the hot water tap is wide open and the cold tap is closed in the sink in his hotel room). Hot water binds blood to clothes and makes a permanent stain. Cold water removes blood.
    • Quotes

      Will Dormer: You don't get it do you, Finch? You're my job. You're what I'm paid to do. You're about as mysterious to me as a blocked toilet is to a fucking plumber. Reasons for doing what you did? Who gives a fuck?

    • Connections
      Featured in Day for Night: The Making of 'Insomnia' (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Sparks
      Written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin

      Performed by Coldplay

      Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

      Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

    User reviews763

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    Featured review
    9/10
    It Made Me Tired
    Al Pacino's character looked tired when he arrived in the Alaskan town. As he attempts to reconcile a serious mistake, he grows wearier and wearier. Enter Robin Williams, a sociopath who plays a cat and mouse game with Pacino. Balance that against the perceptive and admiring Hillary Swank and a lot of baggage from Pacino, and you have the ingredients for a terrific thrill a minute film. I found myself rooting for the Pacino character even though there is a level of dishonesty that will be hard to reconcile. He must cover some huge tracks. There are some issues with Williams' ability to know things that are a little far fetched. Many villains fall into that gap, but that's OK. We take him for what he is. It's an engaging movie.
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    • May 26, 2010

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    • At the end, he tells her "don't lose your way" when she tries to throw the shell casing away. What did he mean by that?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 2002 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Insomnie
    • Filming locations
      • Alaska, USA(aerial photography)
    • Production companies
      • Alcon Entertainment
      • Witt/Thomas Productions
      • Section Eight
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $46,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $67,355,513
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,930,169
      • May 26, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $113,758,770
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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