Why you loved it
Movies like Inception
Inception ends on a spinning top, and people still argue about whether it falls. They don't love the film for the same reason either: the puzzle, the heist, the grief underneath, or the sheer spectacle. Here are four reasons people love it.
The 4 reasons people love Inception
Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.
Dreams inside dreams
This was your reason if…
- You can explain the kick to anyone.
- You still argue about the top.
- You watched it twice to follow the levels.
A dream inside a dream inside a dream, each level with its own time and its own rules. The film trusts you to keep up. If this is your reason, you want films where the structure itself is the thrill.
The heist crew
This was your reason if…
- Putting the team together was your favourite part.
- Eames was your favourite character.
- You love a plan explained before it goes wrong.
An extractor, a point man, an architect, a forger, a chemist. Inception is a heist film with a team of specialists and one impossible job. If this is your reason, you want heist films with a crew and a plan.
A man who can't let go
This was your reason if…
- Mal is the character you think about.
- For you, the ending is about his children.
- "You're waiting for a train" gave you chills.
Under the heist, Cobb can't stop seeing his dead wife, and she haunts every dream he builds. If this is your reason, you want films about guilt, love and letting go.
Folding cities and that music
This was your reason if…
- Paris folding over itself.
- The hallway fight with no gravity.
- Hans Zimmer's brass still plays in your head.
A city that folds in half, a fight in a spinning corridor, Hans Zimmer's huge brass. Much of it was shot for real, on built sets. If this is your reason, you want blockbusters that show you something you've never seen.
Picks that share your reasons
Interstellar2014
- Grief
- Spectacle
Nolan again: a father leaves his children to save humanity, and time bends around them.
Tenet2020
- The puzzle
- The heist
Nolan's most tangled puzzle: a spy mission where time runs forwards and backwards.
The Matrix1999
- Spectacle
- The puzzle
A hacker learns the world is a simulation. Reality bends, bullets slow down, and nothing is what it seems.
Memento2000
- The puzzle
- Grief
An early Nolan: a man with no short-term memory hunts his wife's killer, the story told backwards.
The Prestige2006
- The puzzle
Two rival magicians in Victorian London, and a film built like a magic trick.
Shutter Island2010
- Grief
- The puzzle
The same year, the same DiCaprio, another man haunted by his wife. A mystery in an island asylum.
Ocean's Eleven2001
- The heist
A crew of specialists, one impossible casino job, and a plan more fun than the robbery itself.
Now You See Me2013
- The heist
Four magicians pull off heists in the middle of their own shows. Pure fun.
Paprika2006
- Spectacle
- The puzzle
Years before Inception, an anime about a device that lets therapists enter dreams, until the dreams spill into the streets.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
- Grief
A man has his memories of a lost love erased, and changes his mind halfway through.
Edge of Tomorrow2014
- Spectacle
A soldier relives the same day of an alien war until he gets it right. Big, clever and fun.
Reasons and picks chosen by the Ipsomap team. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
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