Insomnia

2002 film directed by Christopher Nolan

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7.0

Two 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

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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
confession
blackmail
detective
fbi
investigation
hallucination
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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

340,021 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Metacritic

78/100

Year: 2002
Runtime: 118 min
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Rated: R
Awards: 1 win & 11 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Screenplay by: Hillary Seitz
Based on: Insomnia , by Nikolaj Frobenius Erik Skjoldbjærg
Produced by: Paul Junger Witt Edward L. McDonnell Broderick Johnson Andrew A. Kosove
Starring: Al Pacino Robin Williams Hilary Swank Maura Tierney Martin Donovan Nicky Katt Paul Dooley
Cinematography: Wally Pfister
Edited by: Dody Dorn
Music by: David Julyan
Production companies: Alcon Entertainment Witt/Thomas Productions Section Eight Productions
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures (United States, Canada, France and Germany) Summit Entertainment (International)
Release dates: May 3, 2002 ( 2002-05-03 ) ( Tribeca ) May 24, 2002 ( 2002-05-24 ) (United States)
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $46 million
Box office: $113.8 million

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Official website

WarnerBros.com | Insomnia | Movies

Academy Award winners Robin Williams, Al Pacino and Hilary Swank star in a thriller set in the land of the midnight sun, where a the mind of eve

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 118
FilmAffinity ID: 329292
Official website: dontcloseyoureyes.warnerbros.com
Image: Insomnia.png

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publication date: 2002-10-10
title: Insomnia
box office: 113714830
capital cost: 46000000
review score: 7.2/10

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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.