Inception

The story

Overview

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

Behind the film

Production & story details

Status

Released

Original language

English (en)

Spoken languages

English (en) · French (fr) · Japanese (ja) · Swahili (sw)

Country of origin

United States (US) · United Kingdom (GB)

Production countries

United Kingdom (GB) · United States (US)

Budget (USD)

$160,000,000

Revenue (USD)

$839,030,630

Production companies

• 
  Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States (US)
• 
  Legendary PicturesUnited States (US)
• 
  SyncopyUnited Kingdom (GB)

Story keywords

• mission
• dreams
• kidnapping
• spy
• allegory
• intellectual
• manipulation
• heist
• memory
• dream world
• subconscious
• incredulous
• high concept
• dream