Inception

2010 · directed by Christopher Nolan

Rating

90/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

TSPDT 250, Oscar Nominee

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.

Inception (2010), directed by Christopher Nolan, rates 90/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• Ken Watanabe
• Tom Hardy
• Elliot Page
• Dileep Rao
• Cillian Murphy
• Tom Berenger
• Marion Cotillard
• Pete Postlethwaite

Crew

• Wally Pfister — Director of Photography
• Lee Smith — Editor
• Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer
• Christopher Nolan — Writer

More from Christopher Nolan

1. The Dark Knight (2008) — 92/100 · hit
2. Oppenheimer (2023) — 89/100 · hit
3. The Odyssey (2026) — 86/100 · hit
4. Memento (2000) — 85/100 · hit
5. Dunkirk (2017) — 85/100 · hit
6. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — 82/100 · hit

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