Inception Summary, Trailer, Cast, Where to Watch and More

Synopsis

Inception features a skilled thief who uses dream-sharing technology to steal corporate secrets. He is tasked with planting an idea into a CEO's mind, while confronting his troubled past, which threatens the mission and his team.

Official Trailer

Cast(24)

Leonardo DiCaprio

Cobb

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Arthur

Elliot Page

Ariadne

Tom Hardy

Eames

Ken Watanabe

Saito

Dileep Rao

Yusuf

Cillian Murphy

Robert Fischer

Tom Berenger

Browning

Marion Cotillard

Mal

Pete Postlethwaite

Maurice Fischer

Michael Caine

Miles

Lukas Haas

Nash

Tai-Li Lee

Tadashi

Claire Geare

Phillipa (3 Years Old)

Magnus Nolan

James (20 Months Old)

Taylor Geare

Phillipa (5 Years Old)

Johnathan Geare

James (3 Years Old)

Tohoru Masamune

Japanese Security Guard

Yuji Okumoto

Saito's Attendant

Earl Cameron

Elderly Bald Man

Ryan Hayward

Lawyer

Miranda Nolan

Flight Attendant

Russ Fega

Cab Driver

Tim Kelleher

Thin Man

Images(93)

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Cobb looking surprised in Christopher Nolan’s Inception

See All (93)

Leonardo DiCaprio wears and full suit and holds a gun as Cobb in Inception

See All (93)

Arthur, Cobb, and Eames Talk Seriously in Inception

See All (93)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt walks on the walls as the hallway rotates in Inception

See All (93)

Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb holding a gun in Inception

See All (93)

Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb in 2010's Inception

A street folding in a dream in Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb holding a gun and the spinning top in Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb looking shocked in Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio looking intense in the Inception ending

Leonardo DiCaprio smoldering in the Inception ending

Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb in Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb looking surprised in Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb in Inception talking to Cillian Murphy as Robert Fischer

Cobb in a hallway with a gun in Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb holding a gun and the spinning top from Inception

Inception Cobb meeting Stephen at the airport

Tom Hardy as Eames in white snowsuit in Inception

A group of people looking at a shifting city skyline in Inception

Christopher Nolan smiling in front of a poster for Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb in Christopher Nolan's Inception and Matthew McConaughey as Cooper in Interstellar

Cillian Murphy speaking to someone off screen in Inception

Inception Ariadne and Cobb seen from behind

Cooper in Interstellar and Cobb in Inception

Joseph Gordon Levitt's Arthur and Leonardo DiCaprio's Cobb talking to Tom Hardy's Eames in Inception

Inception Marion Cotillard as Mal and Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb

Christopher Nolan with a Dark Knight and Inception mashup background

Tom Hardy as Eames, sitting in a chair ouside with a cheeky expression in Inception

Custom image for All Of Christopher Nolan’s Sci-Fi Movies Take Place In The Same Universe According To This Detailed Theory

Arthur in the hotel in Inception as others are passed out around him

Leonardo Di Caprio in Shutter Island and Inception

Cobb's totem spinning at the end of Inception

Inception Mal being hugged by Cobb in Limbo

Inception ending Cobb at his house with his children

The top spinning at the end of Inception

Cillian Murphy wearing a suit in Inception.

Cillian Murphy as Robert with a gun to his head in Inception

Dom Cobb's spinning top totem at the end of Inception.

Marion Cotillard as Mal holding a gun to the head of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur in Inception

Arthur running through the rotating hallway in Inception

Arthur tying everyone together in the hotel in Inception

Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) holding a gun next to his spinning totem in Inception

Miles (Michael Caine) leading Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) through the airport in Inception

Miles (Michael Caine) looking concerned in Inception

Miles (Michael Caine) shaking hands with Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) in Inception

Miles (Michael Caine) sitting at his desk in Inception

Custom image of Elliot Page in Inception

Robert Fischer Cobb and Eames on the plane in Inception

Arthur sleeping with headphones on in Inception

Cobb falling into a tub while dreaming in Inception

Fischer and Cobb on the plane in Inception

Tom Hardy as Eames in a white suit in Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb and Teddy Daniels in Inception and Shutter Island

Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb shockingly looks at someone off-screen in Inception

Leonardo Dicaprio as Cobb on a plane in Inception

Leonard DiCaprio in Inception and Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction with question marks around them

Elliot Page as Ariadne inside a dream in Inception

Elliot Page as Ariadne in Inception with Michael Caine and Leo DiCaprio

Custom image of Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb as the spinning top in Inception.

Cobb looks at the spinning top in Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb holding a gun and looking at the spinning top in Inception

Leonardo Dicaprio in Inception With Spinning Top In the Background and Blurred Blue Lines

Inception Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb in front of the whole team

Leonardo-DiCaprio-as--Cobb-from-Inception

Screen Rant Review

Inception Review

10/10

Does the long-anticipated Christopher Nolan film 'Inception' deliver what we've been hoping for? In a word: Yes.

By Vic Holtreman

Jul 16, 2010

5 star movies

About the author Callum Jones

Latest Reviews

Latest Stories

See All Stories

8 Years Later, Netflix's 2-Part 'Lost Meets Inception' Series Is Still One Of Its Best Sci-Fi Shows

Posts

By Cathal Gunning

Shannon Woodward as Elsie Hughes in season 1 of Westworld

Inception Meets Lost In HBO's 4-Part Sci-Fi Game Of Thrones Replacement

Posts 2

By Cathal Gunning

Christopher Nolan’s Inception Meets Netflix’s Dark In Apple TV’s Returning 9-Part Sci-Fi Thriller

Posts

By Dhruv Sharma

Christopher Nolan's Greatest Ending Secretly Commits His Worst Movie Mistake

Posts

By Andrew Dyce

Christopher Nolan & Leonardo DiCaprio's Sci-Fi Masterpiece Officially Joins Elite Film History List After 16 Years

Posts 3

By Abigail Stevens

16 Years Later, Leonardo DiCaprio's $839M Sci-Fi Masterpiece Keeps Getting Better

Posts

By Adrienne Tyler

If You Still Think About Inception’s Ending, You Must Watch Apple TV’s Overlooked Sci-Fi Masterpiece

Posts

By Dhruv Sharma

Apple TV’s 10/10 Sci-Fi Adapts A Book Inspired By A Philosophy Behind A Christopher Nolan Epic

Posts

By Dhruv Sharma

Reviews(9)

Thread 9

Reply / Post

Attachment(s)

Your comment has not been saved

Send confirmation email

Sort by:

Yahya

Yahya

#IV782802

Member since 2025-05-19

1

Reviews

1

Ratings

Following

0

Topics

0

Users

Follow

Followed

0 Followers

View

9/10

I am obsessed with Inception! The plot, The surprising performances, the complexity, the visuals, the everything! It could be better than conclave, maybe even mission impossible! Leonardo di caprio has a strong performance in this film. Yes, it is complex, that's why I watched it 2 times! Christopher Nolan should be credited as well (excluding his sus scenes in oppenheimer). Best film ever!!!

2025-05-19 06:06:27
LogalogHoward

LogalogHoward

#ZO067671

Member since 2023-11-04

613

Reviews

629

Ratings

Following

0

Topics

0

Users

Follow

Followed

9 Followers

View

8/10

Inception is Christopher Nolan playing with some of his most headiest concepts yet. Leonardo DiCaprio nails it as Cobb while the supporting cast is fantastic all around. It's a compelling movie with some of Zimmer's best work ever.

2024-08-22 12:34:23
Dani-Kessel-Odom

Dani-Kessel-Odom

#ME741871

275

Reviews

346

Ratings

Following

0

Topics

0

Users

Follow

Followed

4 Followers

View

8/10

I was obsessed with Inception when it first came out because of its psychological elements. Although it isn't quite as exciting years later, the movie is still entertaining. The best part of Inception, watching it nowadays, is the visuals in the dream world and the strong acting.

2024-08-26 20:05:44
AdamCS

AdamCS

#ZP409852

Member since 2023-10-24

36

Reviews

36

Ratings

Following

0

Topics

2

Users

Follow

Followed

0 Followers

View

10/10

I fondly remember discovering Christopher Nolan and his gift for high-concept filmmaking with this movie. Inception ranks as one of the finest action movies of its time thanks to its unique psychological aspects that have yet to be equalled.

2025-04-25 12:52:26
Guydance

Guydance

#UB743220

Member since 2025-03-03

6

Reviews

35

Ratings

Following

1

Topics

0

Users

Follow

Followed

0 Followers

View

10/10

An absolutely incredible balance of story telling, acting, action and visual effects where phenomenal. A Christopher Nolan Masterpiece. I don't want say much more than that but if you haven't seen it yet then stop day dreaming and go watch it. Hahaha!

2025-04-17 06:41:26
Παναγιώτης

Παναγιώτης

#VB573621

Member since 2025-09-03

1

Reviews

1

Ratings

Following

1

Topics

0

Users

Follow

Followed

0 Followers

View

10/10

I don't need to say anything.

2025-09-03 16:37:50
Derrek

Derrek

#NN248971

Member since 2025-03-20

1

Reviews

1

Ratings

Following

0

Topics

0

Users

Follow

Followed

0 Followers

View

10/10

I think Christopher Nolan should most definitely make inception 2 . I mean why not? It'll be the greatest sequel in a long time. And it'll be a kick-ass movie. 100%, he should most definitely make inception 2. please Christopher Nolan make inception 2

2025-03-20 18:00:48
Robert

Robert

#GG035058

Member since 2023-10-22

320

Reviews

320

Ratings

Following

0

Topics

0

Users

Follow

Followed

4 Followers

View

6/10

Visually stunning and narrativelt creative, whether or not its best ideas are actually its own. The set pieces make the most of cinema as a medium and the budget that Christopher Nolan has access to.

2024-08-28 08:43:02
Casey

Casey

#YW390093

Member since 2023-10-23

304

Reviews

304

Ratings

Following

0

Topics

0

Users

Follow

Followed

3 Followers

View

7/10

The top isn't Leonardo DiCaprio's real world thing, his wedding ring is! It doesn't matter if the top keeps spinning at the end, it's a red herring!
It's always nice to see Joseph Gordon Levitt in things, especially when he's dressed up fancy.

2024-08-28 18:24:04