Inception

Inception

Your mind is the scene of the crime.

Directed by Christopher Nolan

Produced by Legendary Pictures, Syncopy

2010148 min8.4 / 10

A high-concept heist thriller that uses nested dream worlds and philosophical questions about reality and identity to drive sustained intellectual and visceral tension.

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.

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  • Is Inception one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 91% of films.

  • Is Inception violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Inception scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Inception sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Does Inception end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Inception easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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95/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity91

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love97

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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