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Insomnia

Movie · 2002 · 118 min

A slow, suffocating descent into guilt and sleeplessness, where endless daylight and moral compromise blur together.

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2002 film directed by Christopher Nolan
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Year
2002
Runtime
118 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • morality
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery, neo-noir, thriller
Directed by
Christopher Nolan
Written by
Hillary Seitz
Starring
Robin Williams, Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, Katharine Isabelle, Martin Donovan, Maura Tierney, Paul Dooley, Crystal Lowe
Music
David Julyan
Cinematography
Wally Pfister
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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