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Insomnia

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Directed by Christopher Nolan

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. From TMDB

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Insomnia is a 2002 thriller crime drama film, directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank.

  • 131 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon
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  • George Hahn @georgehahn.comBluesky · May 2, 2025

    Tonight’s movie: “Insomnia” (2002), directed by Christopher Nolan

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  • merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.comBluesky · May 21, 2025

    glaring plot hole in movie Insomnia (2002): blackout curtains exist

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  • Just Jody 🧡 @justjodyhart.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    Hello and welcome! 🧡 ☆ 44 • Canadian • He/Him ☆ Cat Dad of 2 ☆ Cooking ☆ TTRPGs, RPGs, JRPGs (I may like role playing games…) ☆ Worldbuilder ☆ Massive Movie Lover ☆ Insomnia, Bipolar, Depression ☆ Tolkien ☆ Poetry • Writing • Reading ☆ Happily Married ♡ / ↻ appreciated #promosky 🧡🧡lovelove

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  • Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 7, 2026

    *annoying high schooler voice* I was a fan of his before it was cool Yea but I actually was, and having seen Insomnia, alone in a movie theater when it opened, I would not have guessed at the time what Christopher Nolan was soon going to become a synonym for

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  • Corey Atad @coreyatad.comBluesky · Jul 29, 2026

    got to see Insomnia on 35mm last night, and i thought a lot about Nolan saying Pacino taught him how to direct movie stars you can see in that film the beginnings of the technique, where a pulpy story with pulpy dialogue gains intellectual and emotional heft with things as basic as a cut to Pacino

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  • 🎃 ƚԋҽ ԋαυɳƚιɳɠ σϝ Aʅҽx˚Jҽɾι⛦ @mobiusstrip8.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    Insomnia |2002 www.imdb.com/title/tt0278504 #NowWatching #filmsky ·a Los Angeles detective chases a murder suspect in a remote Alaskan town·

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  • B-Roll Benny @brollbenny.comBluesky · Nov 19, 2024

    I've posted it before, but I recently released my short film "Insomnia". It's super short, barely 3 minutes long, but it has really good reviews. It's a positive message in a world that feels dark youtu.be/-AwqjIor6vo?...

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  • Foxes @foxylustygrover.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2025

    I used to say I was desperate, actually gagging for them to make a movie of Stephen King's Insomnia but actually, wouldn't they just fuck it up? lol

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  • Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phdBluesky · Jul 18, 2023

    someone posted about Nolan's 'Insomnia' which made me look for the original, which it turns out is on Criterion- first film I remember seeing Stellan Skarsgård in, and a complete banger 📽️

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  • Dalton @daltonsky.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2025

    I don’t…think so? He’s talking about the part in the beginning, when you reach Galdin Quay, and then Insomnia falls. The tie in movie does cover Insomnia falling but like. You absolutely only need to hear “Insomnia falls, the King is dead.” To understand what happened. The movie is optional.

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  • Be Gay Solve Crimes @begaysolvecrimes.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    BONUS EPISODE - It's Scandi-week here on Be Gay Solve Crimes, so we're off to Norway for the film so Norse they made it Tworce, it's the 1997 Scandinavian noir, Insomnia! Available now on Patreon (+ RSS feed, obvs) www.patreon.com/BeGaySolveCr...

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  • resipsaloquitur @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 26, 2026

    Walter Sobcheck is The Dude. Walter Sobcheck is an alternate persona of The Dude, à la _FIght Club_. 1. Eight months ago, Bob lost his testicles. I mean, they were threatening castration. Are we going to split hairs, here? 1. Tyler/Walter drives a white van. 2. We have the exact same briefcase/Aww man, my fucking briefcase! 3. I star-69’d you, I never pick up my phone. It’s Shabbas. 1. Both are riding in the car, but there’s only I. You know, the royal “we.” Just like a certain movie about…

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  • Clinton of the Damned 🎃👻 @puritythrufire.bsky.socialBluesky · May 20, 2026

    Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Year 2, Day #188 "Insomnia" (Erik Skjoldbjærg/1997) I picked this one out simply because I am so fucking tired. This is the original, not the Nolan remake, that's all I got. Check it out.

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  • Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2024

    Insomnia. Started watching the new AQUAMAN movie on Max and now I'm bored enough to go to sleep. I should save the rest of this movie for the next time I'm sick of being awake.

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  • 🔪 Mike & Serial 🔪 @mikeandserialx.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2024

    #NowWatching Movie: Insomnia Director: Christopher Nolan Needed a good thriller on this Sunday Morning and a creepy Robin Williams performance always does the trick too #FilmSky

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  • kobayashi ḫamṭu @mattboot.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2026

    does any Christopher Nolan movie pass the Bechdel test? serious question. Interstellar, Odyssey, Prestige all fail i think. pretty sure Oppenheimer, Inception, Tenet, and Memento fail too but i'd need to rewatch. not sure about the Batman trilogy but not optimistic. maybe Insomnia?

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  • Tim Price @timprice.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 10, 2026

    Memento, dude sucks. Insomnia, dudes suck. The Dark Knight movies are all about a guy who sucks vs. a guy who rocks, though they dare you to decide which is which. Dunkirk is a dudes rock movie except for the Nazis. Interstellar is love rocks. Inception, dudes kinda nice with it but ultimately suck?

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  • John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2024

    Insomnia film club tonight.

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  • Corey Atad @coreyatad.comBluesky · Nov 27, 2024

    Insomnia is a rare case of an American remake lightening up a dark European film, making it more Hollywood, but actually improving upon it as a result

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  • Josh Spiegel @mousterpiece.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 16, 2026

    Reminder that Christopher Nolan’s most important film will always be Insomnia, which allowed him to prove he could handle studio filmmaking on a manageable scale before going massive.

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  • Kitty @handle.invalidBluesky · Jan 22, 2025

    Top ten zb1 songs (my opinion) 1. Insomnia 2. Back to zerobase 3. Now or never 4. In bloom 5. Doctor! Doctor! 6. Road movie 7. Take my hand 8. Always 9. Melting point 10. Yura yura

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  • William Buchanan @williambuchanan93.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2026

    Tonight's film Insomnia (1997)

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  • Zee Thee Mischievous @ziajd.blacksky.appBluesky · Feb 15, 2026

    Having a nice cozy lil Sunday... Almost done with the latest "Knives Out" movie, two edibles in, got some pizza to heat up, and some Insomnia Cookie on the way. And it's not even 5 PM! *rubs feet together*

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  • Franken Donnie @geekinthezoo.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    Downgrade a movie Insomnia on Elm Street

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  • King Gorilla @bendale.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 27, 2024

    Flappy Batday to my favorite Misunderstood Movie Host, Mr. Lobo, host of Cinema Insomnia! All Systems Go!!! @mister-lobo.bsky.social

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  • C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2026

    Arguably his worst movie, though I won’t fault anyone for saying INSOMNIA.

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  • Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.socialBluesky · May 30, 2026

    Out now: The @secondsightfilms.bsky.social 4K set for the Nordic noir INSOMNIA. Absolutely jacked to written about this terrifying film for the massive book of essays included in the set. Big thanks to @phillipescott.bsky.social for including me. Get it: secondsightfilms.co.uk/products/ins...

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  • Trev @trevor1972.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 11, 2026

    This is a great collection of Robbie Robertson & The Band songs inspired by his memoir : Insomnia & his film work with Scorsese. Out of this world Out of this mind Out of this love for you Out of this world Out of the blue Out of this love for you #robbierobertson #vinylrecords #theband #rsd

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  • ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contactBluesky · Jan 29, 2025

    the Christopher Nolan movie INSOMNIA is about this directly, incidentally

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    #NowWatching INSOMNIA (1997). Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg. Stellan Skarsgard, Sverre Anker Dusdal. Christopher Nolan's faithful remake boasted Pacino, Swank & Williams, but I've always thought Norwegian original went a bit harder. Rewatch. #filmsky 📽🎥🎬🎞

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  • Roni 🇮🇱🏳️‍🌈 @roni1133.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2026

    Favourite film for each year of the 2000s: 2000: Big Eden 2001: Wet Hot American Summer 2002: Insomnia 2003: Cowards Bend the Knee 2004: Saving Face 2005: Imagine Me & You 2006: Brand Upon the Brain! 2007: My Winnipeg 2008: Summer Hours 2009: Whip It #filmsky What are yours?

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  • gareman @gareman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2026

    Just watched the original Insomnia movie from Sweden with Stellan Skarsgärd. From the library. 👍🏼 We also found the entire first season of Picard. From the library.

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  • StormaciousD @stormaciousd.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 9, 2025

    NW: Insomnia #filmsky Will this replace Buffy the Vampire Slayer as my favorite Hilary Swank movie? Unlikely

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  • ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contactBluesky · Jan 3, 2025

    Apropos of I haven’t posted about Nolan in a while, Insomnia is both a really good film and should really put to rest any idea that the Batman films by Nolan are in favor of renegade cops

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  • John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2024

    Insomnia film club tonight is one of my favourite Westerns.

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  • ooli3 @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 13, 2026

    Cannabis for Insomnia? The Verdict Is Shaky, Review Finds.

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  • John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 14, 2025

    Insomnia film club tonight is my favourite Tarantino film. Jackie Brown. So great. My favourite soundtrack to one of his films too.

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  • James Marsh-Thing @jamesotron.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2026

    Finally watched Insomnia, the one Nolan movie I don't think I've ever seen. Pretty good even if it's always jarring to see Robin Williams in a villainous role, he played a great "nice guy" bastard.

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  • Rachel, Skymoo Queen @undefinedrachel.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 7, 2026

    Blade Runner Rye Lane Insomnia Bad Boys Memento #LetterboxdFriday

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  • Samuel Roberts @samuelwroberts.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2026

    I see Insomnia at the bottom of quite a lot of these Nolan ranked lists, and I'm here to tell you: that film rules.

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  • Josh Spiegel @mousterpiece.bsky.socialBluesky · May 31, 2026

    Reminds me of how Christopher Nolan made Insomnia before the Batman movies. More low-budget directors need that kind of movie in their filmography.

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  • Juan Tcho-Tchoa @juanochoa.eurosky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2025

    Insomnia so I'm watching a movie. An actual CD.

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  • John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 13, 2024

    Insomnia film club tonight.

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  • John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2024

    Insomnia film club tonight. Decided to stick with today's Dredd theme. I have a big soft spot for this film. I know it gets a lot of things wrong, but it gets the look of Mega City One right. Plus we have a block war about ten minutes into the film. 😁

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  • Sheena @horrorfilms1313.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2024

    Insomnia mixed with anxiety sucks, so I think a horror movie will cheer me up. #HorrorCommunity #HorrorFamily

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  • Halloween is Forever @halloweenisforever.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 29, 2026

    Generally: I'll probably never watch that movie. Insomnia last night: Oh. That movie is free on Prime? I'll guess I'll watch it. - No way that's Leto. That's Tim Curry with a time machine. - Wow what a surprisingly enjoyable flick This morning: Ope. Guess who's in trouble? . . . Again

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  • John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    It’s not really late enough for Insomnia Film Club but everyone else at Ossoway Towers has gone to bed so I’m watching this.

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  • Cinema Strikes Back @cinemastrikesback.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 14, 2025

    #Watched As Long As You’ve Got Your Health (1966) - Pierre Étaix sketches on modern Paris life, each starts from a basic comedic premise before escalating into total absurdity and visual gags. Loved “Insomnia,” falling asleep reading a vampire novel with a Hammer-style film within the film. #filmsky

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  • Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phdBluesky · Jul 19, 2023

    my review of 'Insomnia' (1997) 📽️ https://letterboxd.com/ancient_catbus/film/insomnia/

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  • Corey Atad @coreyatad.comBluesky · Mar 19, 2026

    saw that original Insomnia is getting a 4K release, which just has me yearning for a 4K of Nolan’s remake, which is also a better movie…

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  • John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2025

    Insomnia Film Club tonight. The second half of Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows. Forgot how funny Stephen Fry is as Mycroft. When Watson goes to shake his hand and Fry shouts "NO!" 🤣

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  • Corey Atad @coreyatad.comBluesky · Nov 28, 2024

    watching Insomnia with Nolan's commentary, which presents the film in shooting order, and he speaks so wonderfully about Pacino's acting

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  • Jorin @jorin.seBluesky · Sep 25, 2026

    Insomnia-watched the new He-Man film. No coherent thesis to be made out despite really trying to imply that there is one. CG constantly varying wildly in quality. Tone constantly goes between Whedonesque, worshipping 80's He-Man, and mocking 80's He-Man. Three separate post-credits scenes.

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  • Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary) @bowiesongs.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2026

    ah, a shame. this was a theater where a mouse once leapt over my shoe (think it was during a screening of "Insomnia"), but hey, these things happen variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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  • Kirsten Amy @kirstenp.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2026

    Intermittent Saturday night ritual: J and I pick a film, either a classic or one beloved by one of us that the other person hasn’t seen. Very often this means a very MALE film. In the last year we’ve the Dollars trilogy, Heat, Insomnia, Jaws…

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  • All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.comBluesky · Jun 15, 2026

    After seeing 2002’s Insomnia, WB were impressed with the film as a dark psychological thriller and approached its young director, Christopher Nolan, about Batman. 3/33

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  • John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2025

    Insomnia film club tonight is brought to you tonight by Season 3 of the X Files. Not watched it since it was first on TV. It's still great.

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  • Darci Meadows, Published Author @saintwalker98.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 28, 2026

    it's why cracks in Nolan's facade start to come through in Dark Knight Rises (2012) his first film since Insomnia that turns on the immorality of The Lie, the lie has consumed our heroes whole life at this point, grappling with it, being defined by it, all he wants is to let someone else carry it

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  • Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2026

    Tenet is a Dudes Rock movie and so is Dunkirk, but I wouldn’t say this about Insomnia, Oppenheimer or The Odyssey

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  • Christine Rios @stinarios.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2026

    He could be hilariously funny in one film and seriously macabre in another. One Hour Photo and Insomnia are perfect examples

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