Insomnia (2002 movie)

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Insomnia
Directed byChristopher Nolan
Screenplay byHillary Seitz
Produced byPaul Junger Witt
Edward L. McDonnell
Broderick Johnson
Andrew A. Kosove
StarringAl Pacino
Robin Williams
Hilary Swank
Maura Tierney
Martin Donovan
Nicky Katt
Paul Dooley
CinematographyWally Pfister
Edited byDody Dorn
Music byDavid Julyan
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
May 3, 2002 (Tribeca Film Festival)
May 24, 2002 (United States)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$46 million
Box office$113.8 million

Insomnia is a 2002 American thriller movie directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Hillary Seitz. A remake of the 1997 Norwegian movie of the same name, it stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, and Paul Dooley. The movie revolves around two Los Angeles homicide detectives investigating a murder in Nightmute, Alaska.

Released on May 24, 2002, Insomnia grossed over $113 million worldwide against a production budget of $46 million, and received critical praise for its screenplay, cinematography, direction, and acting, particularly Pacino's and Williams' performances.

Release dates[change | change source]

Country Premiere
 Canada 24 May 2002
 United States 24 May 2002
 New Zealand 6 June 2002
 Hong Kong 20 June 2002
 Mexico 21 June 2002
 Taiwan 21 June 2002
 Peru 25 July 2002
 Colombia 9 August 2002
 South Korea 15 August 2002
 Brazil 16 August 2002
 Russia 16 August 2002
 Norway 23 August 2002
 United Kingdom 30 August 2002
 Ireland 30 August 2002
 Argentina 5 September 2002
 Australia 5 September 2002
 Portugal 6 September 2002
 Japan 7 September 2002
 Estonia 13 September 2002
 Sweden 13 September 2002
 Lithuania 20 September 2002
 Ukraine 25 September 2002
 Israel 26 September 2002
 Finland 27 September 2002
 Czech Republic 3 October 2002
 Hungary 3 October 2002
 Iceland 4 October 2002
 Germany 10 October 2002
 Austria 11 October 2002
 Spain 11 October 2002
 South Africa 11 October 2002
  Switzerland 17 October 2002 (German speaking region)
 Turkey 25 October 2002
 Netherlands 31 October 2002
 Belgium 6 November 2002
 France 6 November 2002
 Italy 8 November 2002
 Denmark 15 November 2002
 Greece 15 November 2002
 India 15 November 2002
 Latvia 15 November 2002
 Egypt 8 January 2003
 Poland 17 January 2003
 Kuwait 4 February 2003
 Uruguay 7 February 2003
 Romania 4 July 2003
 Bulgaria 20 August 2004