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Inception

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Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written, directed and produced by Christopher Nolan, who developed the concept over roughly nine to ten years before returning to it after directing Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Dom Cobb, a thief who extracts secrets from his targets by entering their dreams using an experimental technology, and who accepts an assignment to perform the reverse process, called inception, implanting an idea in a corporate heir's mind in exchange for having his own criminal record cleared. The ensemble cast includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger and Michael Caine. Produced by Legendary Pictures and Syncopy on a budget of 160 million dollars and shot across six countries, the film grossed 839 million dollars worldwide, became the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2010, and won four Academy Awards from eight nominations. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form 1
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2010 1
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1. Inception (Wikipedia)
  • Inception, Introduction section
    Inception is a 2010 science fiction film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with his wife Emma Thomas.
  • Wikipedia category (hugo-award-for-best-dramatic-presentation-long-form), checked 2026-09-27
    Wikipedia category for hugo-award-for-best-dramatic-presentation-long-form
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    July 8, 2010 (Odeon Leicester Square)
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    Inception is a 2010 science fiction heist film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with his wife Emma Thomas.
  • Created By: Christopher Nolan, Article lead sentence
    Inception is a 2010 science fiction heist film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with his wife Emma Thomas.
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