Inception

Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets. He is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. The ensemble cast includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Dileep Rao, and Michael Caine. After the 2002 completion of Insomnia, Nolan presented to Warner Bros. a written 80-page treatment for a horror film envisioning "dream stealers," based on lucid dreaming. Deciding he needed more experience before tackling a production of this magnitude and complexity, Nolan shelved the project and instead worked on 2005's Batman Begins, 2006's The Prestige, and 2008's The Dark Knight. The treatment was revised over six months and was purchased by Warner in February 2009. Inception was filmed in six countries, beginning in Tokyo on June 19 and ending in Canada on November 22. Its official budget was $160 million, split between Warner Bros. and Legendary. Nolan's reputation and success with The Dark Knight helped secure the film's US$100 million in advertising expenditure. Inception's premiere was held in London on July 8, 2010; it was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters beginning on July 16, 2010. Inception grossed over $837 million worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2010. Considered one of the best films of the 2010s, Inception won four Oscars (Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects) and was nominated for four more (Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Original Score) at the 83rd Academy Awards.

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PHILLIPA: Grandma says you're never coming back COBB: Phillipa, is that you?

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Put Grandma on the phone for me will you? PHILLIPA: She's shaking her head Well, just hope she's wrong about that JAMES: Daddy?

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Yeah, James? JAMES: Is Mommy with you? James, we talked about this Mommy's not here anymore JAMES: Where?

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WOMAN: That's enough, kids. Say bye-bye Listen, I'm gonna send some presents with Grandpa, all right? And you be good, you be [DIAL TONE]

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[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

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Our ride's on the roof Right. Hey, are you okay?

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Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. Why? Well, down in the dream Mal showing up. Look, I'm, uh, sorry about your leg Won't happen again. It's getting worse, isn't it? One apology's all you're getting, all right? - Where's Nash? - He hasn't shown. You wanna wait? We were supposed to deliver Saito's expansion plans... To Cobol Engineering two hours ago By now, they know we failed it's time we disappear.

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- Where you gonna go? - Buenos Aires. I can lie low there, maybe sniff out a job when things quiet down. You? Stateside Send my regards He sold you out. Thought to come to me and bargain for his life.

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So I offer you the satisfaction it's not the way I deal with things [HELICOPTER STARTING]

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- What will you do with him? - Nothing.

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But I can't speak for Cobol Engineering - What do you want from us? - Inception. Is it possible? Of course not. If you can steal an idea from someone's mind... Why can't you plant one there instead? Okay, here's me planting an idea in your head. I say, "Don't think about elephants What are you thinking about? Elephants Right. But it's not your idea, because you know I gave it to you The subject's mind can always trace the genesis of the idea. True inspiration's impossible to fake That's not true.

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- Can you do it? - Are you offering me a choice? Because I can find my own way to square things with Cobol. Then you do have a choice Then I choose to leave, sir Tell the crew where you want to go Hey, Mr. Cobb How would you like to go home?

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To America. To your children You can't fix that. No one can - Just like inception - Cobb, come on.

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How complex is the idea? Simple enough. No idea is simple when you need to plant it in somebody else's mind My main competitor is an old man in poor health His son will soon inherit control of the corporation.

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I need him to decide to break up his father's empire.

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Cobb, we should walk away from this Hold on.

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If I were to do this if I even could do it I'd need a guarantee - How do I know you can deliver? - You don't.

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But I can So do you want to take a leap of faith or become an old man filled with regret... Waiting to die alone?

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Assemble your team, Mr. Cobb. And choose your people more wisely Look, I know how much you wanna go home.

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This can't be done Yes, it can. Just have to go deep enough You don't know that I've done it before Who�d you do it to?

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