Insomnia

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crime drama film film psychological thriller film

Insomnia is a 2002 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, following a sleep-deprived detective investigating a murder in an Alaskan town where the sun never sets.

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instanceOf crime drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
psychological thriller film ⓘ
adaptationOf Insomnia (1997 Norwegian film) ⓘ
basedOn Insomnia (1997 film) ⓘ
boxOfficePerformance commercially successful ⓘ
castMember Al Pacino ⓘ
Hilary Swank ⓘ
Jonathan Jackson ⓘ
Martin Donovan ⓘ
Maura Tierney ⓘ
Nicky Katt ⓘ
Paul Dooley ⓘ
Robin Williams ⓘ
character Ellie Burr ⓘ
Walter Finch ⓘ
Will Dormer ⓘ
cinematographer Wally Pfister ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
director Christopher Nolan ⓘ
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
editor Dody Dorn ⓘ
genre crime ⓘ
drama ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActor Al Pacino ⓘ
Hilary Swank ⓘ
Robin Williams ⓘ
mainTheme guilt ⓘ
Insomnia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: insomnia

moral ambiguity ⓘ
MPAARating R ⓘ
musicBy David Julyan ⓘ
notableFor being Christopher Nolan's first studio film ⓘ
plotSummary A sleep-deprived detective investigates a murder in an Alaskan town during continuous daylight. ⓘ
producer Brooke Breton ⓘ
Edward McDonnell ⓘ
Paul Junger Witt ⓘ
productionCompany Alcon Entertainment ⓘ
Section Eight ⓘ
releaseDateUS May 24, 2002 ⓘ
releaseYear 2002 ⓘ
runtime approximately 118 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Hillary Seitz ⓘ
settingFeature town where the sun never sets ⓘ
settingLocation Alaska ⓘ

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Christopher Nolan → directed → Insomnia ⓘ
Insomnia → mainTheme → Insomnia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Insomnia (2002 film)
this entity surface form: insomnia
Al Pacino → notableWork → Insomnia ⓘ
Christopher Nolan → notableWork → Insomnia ⓘ
Emma Thomas → notableWork → Insomnia ⓘ
Robin Williams → notableWork → Insomnia ⓘ