Inception Inception Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan, and co-produced by Emma Thomas. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious, and is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. The ensemble cast additionally includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. After the 2002 completion of "Insomnia", Nolan presented to Warner Bros. a written 80-page treatment
Inception act." Richard Roeper, also of the "Sun-Times", gave "Inception" an "A+" score and called it "one of the best movies of the [21st] century." BBC Radio 5 Live's Mark Kermode named "Inception" as the best film of 2010, stating that ""Inception" is proof that people are not stupid, that cinema is not trash, and that it is possible for blockbusters and art to be the same thing." Michael Phillips of the "Chicago Tribune" gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote, "I found myself wishing "Inception" were weirder, further out [...] the film is Nolan's labyrinth all the