Inception (2010)

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148 min - Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi - 16 July 2010 (USA)

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In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception.

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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	...	Peter Browning
	Marion Cotillard	...	Mal
	Pete Postlethwaite	...	Maurice Fischer
	Michael Caine	...	Miles
	Lukas Haas	...	Nash
	Tai-Li Lee	...	Tadashi
	Claire Geare	...	Phillipa Cobb - 3 years
	Magnus Nolan	...	James Cobb - 20 months

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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. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures

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The dream is real. See more »

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Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout See all certifications »

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Official Facebook | Warner Bros. [Germany] | See more »

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Japanese (a few words) | French (a few words)

Release Date:

16 July 2010 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Inception: The IMAX Experience See more »

Filming Locations:

1240 S Hope St, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$160,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$62,785,337 (USA) (18 July 2010) (3792 Screens)

Gross:

$825,532,764 (Worldwide) (6 January 2011)

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Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Syncopy See more »

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148 min

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Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

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2.35 : 1

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Trivia

When explaining why he thinks implanting an idea is not possible, Arthur says "don't think about elephants" to actually make Saito think of them and thus "insert" an idea into his mind. The line is a reference to the title of a famous cognitive semantics book, 'Don't Think of an Elephant' by George Lakoff. The book describes conceptual framing, the use of certain words to literally insert certain ideas about a subject into the listener's mind in a surreptitious way, e.g. implanting the idea that taxes are a bad thing by using the phrase "tax relief." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the warehouse, while Cobb and the team are talk about the idea of inception, Cobb rolls up his sleeve, then starts rolling up the next sleeve. The camera cuts away, then moves back to Cobb, who is rolling up his sleeves again. See more »

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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References Shutter Island (2010) See more »

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

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