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Insomnia
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1392
- IMDb #1642
- Google retired #1480
- Rotten Tomatoes #1130
- Metacritic #799
- Letterboxd #2005
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #746
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1927
- Metacritic Critics #805
- Metacritic Audience #1012
- Criticker #1699
- AlloCiné #1436
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 85, everyone else 72.
See the most agreed on films →A veteran detective is sent to a small Alaskan town to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. The investigation is complicated by the relentless midnight sun, which prevents him from sleeping. His sleep deprivation clouds his judgment during a crucial moment, leading to a terrible mistake that a local killer uses to manipulate him, blurring the lines between the hunter and the hunted.
Details
- Director
- Christopher Nolan
- Writer
- Hillary Seitz
- Based on
- Insomnia
- Released
- 24 May 2002
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $46.0M
- Box office
- $113.7M
- Awards
- 1 win, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 8 →1 win from 8 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Edgar Awards 2003 | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Hillary Seitz | Nominee |
| Empire Awards 2003 | Best Actress | Hilary Swank | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2003 | Best Horror / Thriller | Insomnia | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle Award 2003 | British Director of the Year | Christopher Nolan | Winner |
| London Film Critics' Circle Award 2003 | Actor of the Year | Al Pacino | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2003 | Best Editing | Dody Dorn | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2003 | Best Supporting Actor | Robin Williams | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2003 | Best Writing | Hillary Seitz | Nominee |
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8 awards — Insomnia
×| British Director of the Year | Christopher Nolan | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Al Pacino | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robin Williams | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Hillary Seitz | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Hillary Seitz | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Hilary Swank | Nominee |
| Best Horror / Thriller | Insomnia | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Dody Dorn | Nominee |