# Inception (2010)

> A fugitive dream thief assembles a specialist team for an impossible mission to plant an idea inside a target’s subconscious.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16333

## Facts

- Runtime: 148 min
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger
- TMDB rating: 8.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: cerebral, propulsive, surreal, mind bending movie night, action movie marathon

## Synopsis

Dive into the depths of the subconscious where dreams become reality and the stakes are life or death.

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