Inception
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Inception is a 2010 science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Dom Cobb and Arthur are "extractors" who perform corporate espionage using experimental dream-sharing technology to infiltrate their targets' subconscious and extract information. Their latest target, Saito, is impressed with Cobb's ability to layer multiple dreams within each other. He offers to hire Cobb for the ostensibly impossible job of implanting an idea into a person's subconscious; performing "inception" on Robert Fischer, the son of Saito's competitor Maurice Fischer, with the idea to dissolve his father's company. In return, Saito promises to clear Cobb's criminal status, allowing him to return home to his children. Cobb accepts the offer and assembles his team: a forger named Eames, a chemist named Yusuf, and a college student named Ariadne.
Production
Written by Christopher Nolan, the film was produced by Legendary Pictures. Hans Zimmer composed the score. Wally Pfister handled the cinematography. The film runs 148 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $160,000,000, Inception grossed $839,030,630 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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