Inception
2010 · 148 MIN · IMDB 8.8 · 2,659,669 VOTES · DIR. Christopher Nolan
Overview
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,740 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:55 [CHILDREN LAUGHING]
00:07:56 Turn around.
00:14:32 We're in mine.
00:20:01 Then I choose to leave, sir.
00:24:55 A work placement?
00:29:34 - You understand? - Then you break in and steal it?
00:35:33 - It's versatile. - Good.
00:40:19 Paradox.
00:44:58 Well, it may come to change everything about him.
00:49:43 No one said it's getting worse.
00:53:51 ...the first-class cabin's in the nose, so no one would walk through.
01:00:06 You promised! You promised we'd be together!
01:07:32 Get Fischer in the back room now.
01:10:55 I don't know.
01:14:56 ...he called me in to his deathbed.
01:20:07 No, I can't. You know I can't do that.
01:25:12 Don't jump too soon. We only got one shot at that kick. We gotta make it.
01:29:41 None of this is real. You're in a dream.
01:34:43 Hey. I see you've changed.
01:41:18 ...you're gonna need to break into Browning's mind on your own.
01:50:33 There's an entire army headed your way.
01:59:15 [BEEPS]
02:03:52 ...and I planted an idea.
02:11:51 That's the kick, Ariadne! You have to go now!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,740
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:00:55
Final line02:11:51
Production Record
DirectorChristopher Nolan
LanguageEnglish
Budget$160,000,000
Revenue$839,030,630
IMDb votes2,659,669
Factoids
Structure
The movie layers simultaneous action across multiple dream levels, each with its own clock speed.
story analysis
Music
The score uses slowed musical cues to reinforce the dream-time concept.
editorial