Inception
2010 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary
8.8/10
Rating
148 min
Runtime
2010
Release Year
Christopher Nolan
Director
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page
Quick Synopsis
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
Full Plot Summary of Inception
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction: stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. His rare ability has made him a coveted player in the treacherous world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves.
Cobb is offered a chance at redemption when he is given a seemingly impossible task: inception, the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. If he succeeds, it will be the perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates his every move.
The team must navigate multiple layers of dreams, each with its own rules and dangers, while Cobb battles his own demons manifesting within the dreamscape. Inception explores the nature of reality, the power of ideas, and whether we can ever truly know what is real.