Inception: 20 Quotes That Will Make You Think
Inception really took audiences by surprise, not just for its trippy action, but also for the depth in its dialogue. These are its best quotes.
Inception (2010)
Christopher Nolan's 2010 Sci-fi action film Inception follows a thief who enters the dreams of others to steal information and, after being caught, is given a chance to clean his slate by performing an untested concept - implanting an idea within another mind. An ensemble cast is brought together by former target Saito, who seeks to implant the idea of destroying his own company into his father's mind. In a complex labyrinth of dreams and untested theories at the forefront, survival is not guaranteed in this psychological heist where the stakes are high, and nothing is what it seems.
Inception
- Director
- Christopher Nolan
- Release Date
- July 16, 2010
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Tom Hardy , Elliot Page , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Cillian Murphy , Ken Watanabe , Marion Cotillard , Leonardo DiCaprio
- Writers
- Christopher Nolan
- Runtime
- 148 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Inception
- Budget
- $160 million
- Main Genre
- Action
Summary
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
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