Inception

Content Warnings

Overall Severity: 🟡 65/100
Total warning time: 4m 57s
Sex/Nudity: 🟢 10/100 (7s)
  • 🟢 20/100 [00:45:23 - 00:45:30] Brief scene with a woman in a revealing dress.
Drug Use: 🟡 30/100 (55s)
  • 🟡 40/100 [00:12:45 - 00:13:10] Characters use a sedative to enter a dream state.
  • 🟢 20/100 [01:22:30 - 01:23:00] Discussion about the effects of the sedative.
Violence: 🔴 70/100 (3m 48s)
  • 🔴 80/100 [00:35:12 - 00:36:45] Intense fight scene with gunfire and hand-to-hand combat.
  • 🔴 90/100 [01:45:20 - 01:47:30] Extended action sequence with explosions and shootings.
  • 🔴 70/100 [02:05:10 - 02:05:15] Brief but graphic depiction of a character being shot.
Strong Language: 🟡 40/100 (7s)
  • 🟢 20/100 [00:22:05 - 00:22:07] Use of the word 'damn'.
  • 🟢 20/100 [01:10:33 - 01:10:35] Use of the word 'hell'.
  • 🟡 60/100 [01:55:42 - 01:55:45] Use of the word 'shit'.
Inception
Year: 2010
Certificate: UA
Runtime: 148 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
IMDB: 8.8
Meta Score: 74
Votes: 2067042
Gross: 292,576,195
Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe
Overview: A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.

Movie FAQ

Q: What is the main premise of Inception?
A: Inception follows Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), a skilled thief who steals corporate secrets through dream-sharing technology. He is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased if he can successfully perform 'inception'—planting an idea into someone's subconscious—on a corporate heir.
Q: Who are the main characters in Inception?
A: The main characters include Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Ariadne (Elliot Page), Saito (Ken Watanabe), Eames (Tom Hardy), and Mal (Marion Cotillard). Each plays a crucial role in Cobb's mission to perform inception.
Q: What is the significance of the spinning top in Inception?
A: The spinning top is Cobb's totem, a personal object used to distinguish dreams from reality. If the top spins indefinitely, it indicates he is in a dream. The ambiguous ending, where the top continues to spin but the screen cuts to black, leaves it unclear whether Cobb is still dreaming or has returned to reality.
Q: What are the different dream levels in Inception?
A: The team navigates multiple dream levels during the heist: the first level is a rainy city, the second is a hotel, the third is a snowy fortress, and the fourth is Limbo—a deep subconscious state where time stretches infinitely. Each level requires a 'kick' to wake up.
Q: Who directed Inception?
A: Inception was directed by Christopher Nolan, known for his intricate storytelling and visually stunning films like The Dark Knight trilogy, Interstellar, and Tenet.