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Inception
2010 148 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG-13 12+
★9.1
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Description
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.
Budget:
$160M
US Gross:
$292.59M
Worldwide:
$839.03M
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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Elliot Page
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Awards
BAFTA 2011
— Best Production Design
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Cinematography
Saturn Awards 2011
— Best Original Score
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Cinematography
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2011
— Best Kiss
Golden Globe 2011
— Best Picture (Drama)
Saturn Awards 2011
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2011
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2011
— Best Original Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2011
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Sound
Golden Globe 2011
— Best Original Score
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2011
— Best Quote
Georges Awards 2011
— Best Foreign Action Film
Saturn Awards 2011
— Best Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2011
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2011
— Best Picture
Golden Globe 2011
— Best Screenplay
César Awards 2011
— Best International Feature Film
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011
— Best Stunt Ensemble
Saturn Awards 2011
— Best Director
BAFTA 2011
— Best Sound
BAFTA 2011
— David Lean Award for Direction
Georges Awards 2011
— Best Foreign Drama
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Sound Editing
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Visual Effects
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2011
— Best Scare
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2011
— Most Outrageous Scene
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2011
— Best Picture
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2011
— Best Fight
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Screenplay
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Production Design
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2011
— Best Science Fiction Film
Golden Globe 2011
— Best Director
Saturn Awards 2011
— Best Visual Effects
BAFTA 2011
— Best Visual Effects
BAFTA 2011
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2011
— Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2011
— Coolest Star
Key opinion
Inception is widely regarded as an ambitious and visually stunning blockbuster that successfully balances complex, layered narrative concepts with high-stakes action. While many viewers praise its intellectual depth and immersive atmosphere, others argue the plot is unnecessarily convoluted or that it lacks genuine emotional resonance.
| Score | Hans Zimmer’s atmospheric score serves as a powerful, immersive foundation that elevates the film's tension and emotional stakes. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography and visual effects are consistently lauded for their technical precision and ability to create a hyper-realistic, dream-like aesthetic. | |
| Acting | The ensemble cast provides strong, technically proficient performances that help ground the film's abstract concepts. | |
| Screenplay | The complex, multi-layered screenplay rewards attentive viewing and repeated analysis, though some critics find the plot overly dense or structurally cold. | |
| Pacing | The film’s demanding structure divides viewers: supporters view the layered narrative as an intellectually stimulating puzzle, while detractors find it disjointed, confusing, or lacking in artistic soul. |