Insomnia

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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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Predicate Object
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