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 #15 | 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)
Magnus Nolan	...	James (20 months)

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:

The dream is real.

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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. [Germany]

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

Inspired by "La vida es sueño/Life is a Dream" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681).

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Goofs

Cobb tells Fischer they are trying to steal something from his mind, but Fischer behaves after that as if the plot was simply about breaking the safe. What were the kidnappers supposed to pretend to extract him according to Cobb if it was all about the safe? You could say those are simply lies told by Cobb to mislead Fischer, and that's right, but... why does Fischer behavior contradict what they are telling him? Since that behavior is apparently necessary for the story to go on, we can only say that we are dealing with yet another plot hole.

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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 Best of the Worst: Kill Squad, Ryan's Babe, and Demonwarp (2018)

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Soundtracks

Aboun Salehoun
Written by Youssef El Mejjad and Pat Jabbar
Performed by Amira Saqati
Courtesy of Barraka el Farnatshi Productions

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....