Insomnia
2002 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 7.0 · 85% critics
Two homicide detectives travel to a remote northern town where constant daylight makes sleep difficult, hoping to solve the murder of a local teenager. As the investigation deepens, pressure, exhaustion, and moral uncertainty begin to blur the path forward.
Based on Insomnia
Also known as Insomnie
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-05-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (5,315 votes)
- Box office
- $113,714,830
- Budget
- $46,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy slow-burn crime thrillers like Wind River or Gone Baby Gone, with strong tension and moral unease; Not for you if you need fast pacing.
Pros: tense performances; moody Alaskan setting; smart moral pressure | Cons: slow in parts; familiar setup; restrained psychological edge
Themes
- hotel
- small town
- homicide
- confession
- blackmail
- detective
- fbi
- investigation
- hallucination
- insomnia
- flashback
- love
- +14 more
Cast & crew
Al Pacino
as Will Dormer
Robin Williams
as Walter Finch
Hilary Swank
as Ellie Burr
Maura Tierney
as Rachel Clement
Martin Donovan
as Hap Eckhart
Nicky Katt
as Fred Duggar
Paul Dooley
as Chief Nyback
Jonathan Jackson
as Randy Stetz
Larry Holden
as Farrell
Katharine Isabelle
as Tanya Francke
Directed by Christopher Nolan