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.
Direction
Nolan built a rotating hallway. Actually built it. No CGI.
Score
Hans Zimmer slowed down 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien' for layers of genius.
Practical Effects
Exploding Parisian streets and zero-gravity fights, practically shot.
Director
Christopher Nolan
Leonardo DiCaprio
Dom Cobb
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Arthur
Ken Watanabe
Saito
Tom Hardy
Eames
Elliot Page
Ariadne
Dileep Rao
Yusuf
Cillian Murphy
Robert Fischer, Jr.
Tom Berenger
Peter Browning
Marion Cotillard
Mal Cobb
Pete Postlethwaite
Maurice Fischer
Michael Caine
Stephen Miles
Lukas Haas
Nash
Talulah Riley
Blonde
Tohoru Masamune
Japanese Security Guard
Taylor Geare
Phillipa (5 years)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Edith Piaf song's runtime is exactly 2:28—deliberately matching the famous 'kick' timing ratio of 1:12 across dream levels.
Released the same summer as 'Toy Story 3,' this film arguably saved the original blockbuster in an era of franchise fatigue.
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