Inception 2010

Inception is a 2010 British-American science fiction heist thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars a large ensemble cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a professional thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets. He is offered a chance of redemption as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.Shortly after finishing Insomnia (2002), Nolan wrote an 80-page treatment about "dream stealers" envisioning a horror film inspired by lucid dreaming and presented the idea to Warner Bros.Feeling he needed to have more experience with large-scale film production, Nolan retired the project and instead worked on Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige (2006), and The Dark Knight (2008). He spent six months revising the script before Warner Bros. purchased it in February 2009.Inception was filmed in six countries and four continents, beginning in Tokyo on June 19, 2009, and finishing in Canada on November 22, 2009. Its official budget was US$160 million; a cost which was split between Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures. Nolan's reputation and success with The Dark Knight helped secure the film's $100 million in advertising expenditure, with most of the publicity involving viral marketing.
       Dominick "Dom" Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) and business partner Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) are "extractors", people who perform corporate espionage using an experimental military technology to infiltrate the subconscious of their targets and extract information while experiencing shared dreaming. Their latest target is Japanese businessman Saito (Ken Watanabe). The extraction from Saito fails when sabotaged by a memory of Cobb's deceased wife Mal (Marion Cotillard). After Cobb's and Arthur's associate sells them out, Saito reveals that he was actually auditioning the team to perform the difficult act of "inception": planting an idea in a person's subconscious.
In order to break up the energy conglomerate of ailing competitor Maurice Fischer (Pete Postlethwaite), Saito wants Cobb to plant the idea of dissolving the company into the mind of Fischer's heir, son Robert Fischer (Cillian Murphy). Should Cobb succeed, Saito tells Cobb he will use his influence to clear Cobb of a murder charge, which will allow Cobb to return home and to his children. Cobb accepts Saito's offer. Cobb sets about assembling his team: Eames (Tom Hardy), a conman and identity forger; Yusuf (Dileep Rao), a chemist who concocts the powerful sedative for a stable "dream within a dream" strategy; Ariadne (Ellen Page), an architecture student tasked with designing the labyrinth of the dream landscapes; and Arthur. Saito insists on accompanying the team to verify the team's success.
Initial release: July 8, 2010 (United Kingdom)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Running time: 148 minutes
Screenplay: Christopher Nolan
Awards: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Critics Choice Award for Best Action Film, Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, Saturn Award for Best Music, American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases, MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-S**t Performance, BAFTA Award for Best Sound, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture, Saturn Award for Best Director, Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Art Direction, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Editing, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Visual Effects, Satellite Award for Best Original Score, Satellite Award for Best Cinematography, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography, Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Sound, San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography, ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Fantasy Film, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Production Design, NME Awards for Best Film, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography, BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography