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Insomnia
Directed by
Christopher Nolan
R
2002
1h 58m
Crime
,
Mystery
,
and more
7.2
92%
77%
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A Los Angeles detective chases a murder suspect in a remote Alaskan town.
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Cast of Insomnia
Al Pacino
Will Dormer
Robin Williams
Walter Finch
Hilary Swank
Ellie Burr
Martin Donovan
Hap Eckhart
Nicky Katt
Fred Duggar
Maura Tierney
Rachel Clement
Paul Dooley
Chief Nyback
Jonathan Jackson
Randy Stetz
Katharine Isabelle
Tanya Francke
Larry Holden
Farrell
Jay Brazeau
Francis
Kerry Sandomirsky
Trish Eckhart
Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Kay Connell
Lorne Cardinal
Rich
Paula Shaw
Coroner
Oliver 'Ole' Zemen
Pilot
Tasha Simms
Mrs. Connell
Malcolm Boddington
Principal
James Hutson
Officer #1
Andrew Campbell
Officer #2
Emily Perkins
Girl at Funeral
Dean Wray
Ticket Taker
Chris Gauthier
Uniformed Officer
Kate Robbins
Woman on the Road
Ian Tracey
Warfield (voice)
Christopher Nolan
Director
Hillary Seitz
Writer
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Writer
Nikolaj Frobenius
Writer
Broderick Johnson
Producer
Andrew A. Kosove
Producer
Edward McDonnell
Producer
Paul Junger Witt
Producer
Insomnia Ratings & Reviews
Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar
Dormer has a weariness that Pacino wears perfectly, always finding some new depth to his exhaustion and despair without ever being a sleepy presence on screen.
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Insomnia is not so much about the murder mystery as it is about Will's internal struggle with what's right and what's possibly okay.
TIME Magazine
Richard Schickel
The film represents a triumph of atmosphere over a none-too-mysterious mystery. Which is to say that Nolan makes you feel the end-of-the-earth bleakness of his setting, makes you feel the way it can discombobulate people once they internalize it.
Slate
David Edelstein
With a run-of-the-mill bad-guy actor playing chief suspect Walter Finch, the movie might have tipped too far Pacino's way. But Robin Williams is a shockingly effective counterweight.
Newsweek
David Ansen
Scene by scene, screenwriter Hillary Seitz follows director Erik Skjoldbjaerg's original closely, but this remake deepens and improves upon the Norwegian film by giving Dormer a more complex relationship with Eckhart.
Chicago Reader
Ted Shen
Nolan uses visual pyrotechnics to pump up the tension and add to Pacino's sense of disorientation, but the feeling he evokes isn't as forlorn, creepy, or ambiguous as in the original (though the mountain wilderness is just as forbidding).
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
This one is nowhere near as original -- it's a flawed remake of a fine first feature from Norway -- but Insomnia still stands on its own as a thriller with brains and scenic beauty.
The New Yorker
Anthony Lane
A dark and fidgety picture from Christopher Nolan, who made such a splash with Memento.
AV Club
Scott Tobias
As Pacino endures day after day without a wink of sleep, Insomnia skillfully turns the screws, delving further into his troubled mind as it's haunted by past and present sins, as well as deceptive visions that seem to bleed out of his conscience.
Associated Press
David Germain
The highlight is Pacino, who gives his best performance in years.
Variety
Todd McCarthy
While it may not be as stylistically idiosyncratic as Memento Insomnia is a gripping, highly dramatic thriller that more than confirms the distinctive talent of young Brit helmer Christopher Nolan.
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
It's a crafty story told with more style and gray areas than your average thriller.
Observer
Rex Reed
Insomnia is not my kind of arsenic, but it's so well-made and enigmatic I liked it anyway.
Village Voice
Dennis Lim
The Hollywood version (which is half an hour longer) transports the action to Alaska, and works up a respectable level of bleary-eyed paranoia.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Nolan proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Peter Rainer
The best thing about Insomnia is that despite director Christopher Nolan's soft spot for moody-blues obfuscation, he has the good sense to keep his star in practically every shot.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
A thriller whose style, structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story, you cannot separate them.
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
You see Robin Williams and psycho killer, and you think, hmmmmm. You see the movie and you think, zzzzzzzzz.
USA Today
Mike Clark
This remake gets all there is to get out of a peculiar premise with promise: Al Pacino loathing Robin Williams.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Pacino, his creased face looking like it's been aged in a smokehouse, is wonderfully bleary as the increasingly confused Dormer.
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Insomnia Soundbites: Hilary Swank-Ellie Burr-On Character
Insomnia Soundbites: Hilary Swank-Ellie Burr-On Character
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Insomnia Soundbites: Hilary Swank-Ellie Burr-On The Story
Insomnia Soundbites: Hilary Swank-Ellie Burr-On The Story
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Insomnia Soundbites: Robin Williams-Walter Finch-The Film
Insomnia Soundbites: Robin Williams-Walter Finch-The Film
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Insomnia Soundbites: Al Pacino-Will Dormer-On His Character
Insomnia Soundbites: Al Pacino-Will Dormer-On His Character
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Insomnia Soundbites: Hilary Swank-Ellie Burr-On Her Character
Insomnia Soundbites: Hilary Swank-Ellie Burr-On Her Character
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Insomnia Soundbites: Robin Williams-Walter Finch-Logjam Scene
Insomnia Soundbites: Robin Williams-Walter Finch-Logjam Scene
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Insomnia Soundbites: Robin Williams-Walter Finch-On Character
Insomnia Soundbites: Robin Williams-Walter Finch-On Character
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Insomnia Soundbites: Al Pacino-Will Dormer-On His Character Part 2
Insomnia Soundbites: Al Pacino-Will Dormer-On His Character Part 2
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Insomnia Soundbites: Robin Williams-Walter Finch-Al Pacino's Character
Insomnia Soundbites: Robin Williams-Walter Finch-Al Pacino's Character
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Insomnia Soundbites: Al Pacino-Will Dormer-On His Character's Predicament
Insomnia Soundbites: Al Pacino-Will Dormer-On His Character's Predicament
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Insomnia Soundbites: Al Pacino-Will Dormer-On His Character's Thought Process
Insomnia Soundbites: Al Pacino-Will Dormer-On His Character's Thought Process
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Behind the Scenes
Insomnia Scene: Can't Sleep Will?
Insomnia Scene: Can't Sleep Will?
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Insomnia Scene: He Crossed The Line
Insomnia Scene: He Crossed The Line
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Insomnia Scene: Your Tainted Forever
Insomnia Scene: Your Tainted Forever
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Insomnia Scene: Randy's Interrogation
Insomnia Scene: Randy's Interrogation
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Insomnia Scene: It's Too Light In Here
Insomnia Scene: It's Too Light In Here
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Insomnia Scene: Let's Find Out Who She Was
Insomnia Scene: Let's Find Out Who She Was
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