Inception
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.
Critics Sentiment
Cobb spins the top but walks away before seeing the result
Cobb begins recruiting Ariadne and assembling his dream team
The film jumps from its slowest character-building section to the spectacular Paris folding sequence that showcases its visual imagination.
Inception maintains consistently high scores throughout, with reviewers praising its intelligent blend of spectacular action and emotional depth. The film builds from strong opening concepts through a brief slower section, then escalates dramatically through increasingly complex and praised action sequences. The emotional climax and ambiguous ending were universally celebrated as masterful filmmaking.
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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)
Claire Geare
Phillipa (3 years)
Johnathan Geare
James (3 years)
Yuji Okumoto
Saito's Attendant
Earl Cameron
Elderly Bald Man
Ryan Hayward
Lawyer
Crew
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