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Insomnia (2002)

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All Time

of 190,116

888

2000's

of 33,985

241

2002

of 8,086

36
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,076
  
  163
  
  Crime of 2002
  
  of 157
  
  6
  
  Crime of the 2000's
  
  of 1,141
  
  38
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  502
  
  Drama of 2002
  
  of 1,059
  
  23
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,635
  
  135
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,007
  
  199
  
  Thriller of 2002
  
  of 339
  
  5
  
  Thriller of the 2000's
  
  of 3,006
  
  40

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Insomnia (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0340

Avg Critic Score:2.9924

Insomnia (2002) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Unlike most remakes, the Nolan Insomnia is not a pale retread, but a re-examination of the material, like a new production of a good play. ...read the complete Insomnia movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Insomnia does not become one of those rare remakes to eclipse the original, but it doesn't disgrace it, either. ...read the complete Insomnia movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Director Christopher Nolan, the auteur behind the masterful Memento, has made an odd choice for a follow-up, choosing to remake the Norwegian film Insomnia, which starred Stellan Skarsgård as a troubled cop investigating a murder north of the Arctic Circl ...read the complete Insomnia movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Thoughtful, gripping and steeped in action that defines character. ...read the complete Insomnia movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

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Houston Chronicle (Eric Harrison)

It's gripping entertainment in a popular vein -- the police procedural -- that nevertheless follows no preconceived formulas....read the complete Insomnia (2002) review at Houston Chronicle (Eric Harrison)

See all (199) "Very Good" Reviews

CriminyPete.com (Criminy Pete)

It's a complex thriller that really cranks up the tension - I was almost convulsing with nervousness during certain scenes - but I'm afraid to say that the ending doesn't quite live up to what's gone before....read the complete Insomnia (2002) review at CriminyPete.com (Criminy Pete)

See all (45) "Good" Reviews

Light Views (John Larsen)

Every frame of "Insomnia" is filled with unbearable apprehension...read the complete Insomnia (2002) review at Light Views (John Larsen)

See all (1) "Fair" Reviews

Modamag.com (Brian Orndorf)

The cast of "Insomnia" is also uniformly perfect. Touting three, count �em three, Academy Award winning actors, how could the film go wrong? Robin Williams makes for an ominous psychopath, and Hilary Swank continues to show incredible range here as a...read the complete Insomnia (2002) review at Modamag.com (Brian Orndorf)

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