Insomnia (Q429969)

2002 film directed by Christopher Nolan

Insomnia is a 2002 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay by Hillary Seitz. It is a remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name. The film stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank, with Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, and Paul Dooley in supporting roles. It follows two Los Angeles homicide detectives investigating a murder in Nightmute, Alaska. After the killer witnesses an accidental shooting committed by one of the detectives, they create a plan for both parties to mutually avoid prosecution.

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DirectorChristopher Nolan
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ScreenwriterHillary Seitz
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ProducerAndrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Paul Junger Witt
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StarringAl Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Crystal Lowe, Chris Gauthier, Jonathan Jackson, Larry Holden, Paul Dooley, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, Lorne Cardinal, Jacob O'Reiley, Jay Brazeau, Paula Shaw
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ComposerDavid Julyan
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Director of photographyWally Pfister
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Film editorDody Dorn
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Production companyTouchstone Pictures, Section Eight Productions, Alcon Entertainment
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Distributed byNetflix, InterCom
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Country of originUnited States
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Original languageEnglish
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Running time118 minutes
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Budget$46,000,000
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Box office$113,714,830
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Genredrama film, crime film, mystery film, neo-noir, thriller film
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Based onInsomnia
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