Inception (2010)

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Writer:

Christopher Nolan

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page

Top Rated Movies #13 | Won 4 Oscars. Another 152 wins & 207 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Cobb
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Arthur
Ellen Page	...	Ariadne
Tom Hardy	...	Eames
Ken Watanabe	...	Saito
Dileep Rao	...	Yusuf
Cillian Murphy	...	Robert Fischer
Tom Berenger	...	Browning
Marion Cotillard	...	Mal
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Maurice Fischer
Michael Caine	...	Miles
Lukas Haas	...	Nash
Tai-Li Lee	...	Tadashi
Claire Geare	...	Phillipa (3 Years Old)
Magnus Nolan	...	James (20 Months Old)

Storyline

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible, inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea, but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

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Plot Keywords:

dream | subconscious | ambiguous ending | thief | psycho thriller | 

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Taglines:

Your mind is the scene of the crime

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Warner Bros. [Japan]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Japanese French

Release Date:

16 July 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oliver's Arrow

Filming Locations:

Bedfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$160,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$62,785,337, 18 July 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$292,576,195, 6 January 2011

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$825,532,764, 6 January 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Syncopy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

148 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Except for Dom Cobb, Robert Fischer, and Eames, every other person working in the extraction job, including Saito, are never called by his or her second name in the whole movie.

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Goofs

The van is falling at a much lower speed than the snow.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Saito's Attendant: He was delirious but asked for you by name. Show him...
Japanese Security Guard: He was carrying nothing but this...
[gun]
Japanese Security Guard: And this...
[spinning top]
Saito: Are you here to kill me?

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits Édith Piaf's "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" plays at normal speed, then slows down to the speed it was at the beginning of the film during Hans Zimmer's score and throughout the movie. Then we see the title stop in the center of the screen as the song ends.

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Connections

Referenced in The Thick of It: Episode #4.7 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Time
Written by Hans Zimmer

User Reviews

After DI Caprio' magic with SCORCESE...It's time 2 see the pairing of 2 BRIILIANT people with a completely different piece of A MASTERPIECE....

When i see any upcoming NOLAN films, i cannot hold my nerves together...Starting from the sheer brilliance of MEMENTO,THE PRESTIGE,THE DARK KNIGHT n all perhaps he is the most talented and thought innovative director in Hollywood..In other words, unless u see a NOLAN film till the climax , u cant't predict it's ending n that's what i like about him...He simply keeps puzzling the past and the present in perhaps the most thoughtful way... Coming 2 the film, its another gem of a work by Di Caprio after SHUTTER ISLAND...N wen u have casting like MICHAEL CAINE,ELLEN PAGE,Joseph GORDON- LEVITT etc its surely a must watch..I can assure u that u cant't even leave a single second while watching the film..It's a sci-fi,thriller directed by NOLAN..That says it all... Afterall "YOUR MIND IS THE SCENE OF THE CRIME"... Frankly speaking a must watch movie without any doubt....