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7.0Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Released: 2002-05-24118 minDir: Christopher NolanThriller, Crime, DramaBudget: $46.0MBox office: $114M
Cast
- Al Pacino as Will Dormer
- Robin Williams as Walter Finch
- Hilary Swank as Ellie Burr
- Maura Tierney as Rachel Clement
- Martin Donovan as Hap Eckhart
- Nicky Katt as Fred Duggar
Themes
- hotel
- small town
- homicide
Article
Insomnia is a 2002 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Hillary Seitz; it is the only film directed by Nolan that he is not credited with writing. A remake of the 1997 Norwegian film, it stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank, with Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, and Paul Dooley in supporting roles.
The film follows two Los Angeles homicide detectives investigating a murder in Nightmute, Alaska. After the killer witnesses an accidental shooting committed by one of the detectives, they create a plan for both parties to mutually avoid prosecution.
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2002 American films2002 English-language films2002 films2002 psychological thriller filmsAlcon Entertainment filmsAmerican police detective filmsAmerican psychological thriller filmsAmerican remakes of Norwegian filmsEnglish-language psychological thriller filmsFilms about insomniaFilms about the Los Angeles Police DepartmentFilms directed by Christopher Nolan