Insomnia
User Score
7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 135 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 135
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 135
  3. Negative: 14 out of 135

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  1. RyanM.
    Jun 20, 2002
    3
    It's title is ironic, because the film does to you exactly what the title doesn't allow. Sleep.
  2. JoshuaG.
    Jun 30, 2005
    3
    Just too dull to give a better rating.
  3. MaraD.
    Jul 29, 2007
    3
    Despite the expected great acting from the main cast, the film seemed eternal and I found myself waiting for it to end. It is ironically the cure for it's own title.
  4. TanyaM.
    May 26, 2002
    3
    Flat and tedious You don't really care what happens to any of the characters.
  5. AppleH.
    Jun 5, 2002
    2
    Great cast and cinematography. Pure and simple a stinkeroo! Don't waste your time.
  6. JaredH.
    Sep 8, 2002
    2
    This movie was absolutely terrible. It made no sense with holes in it as big as swiss cheese. The acting was lame and totally predictable even if these are very capable actors. Overall Insomnia is an embarassment that should have been airlifted and lost in Antartica. Alaska wasn't far enough away! Avoid at all costs.
  7. JanetS.
    Jun 14, 2002
    2
    Movie disintergrates right before your very eyes. Great cast with a lame script to work with. Don't waste your time.
  8. HarryH.
    Jun 8, 2002
    2
    Starts out like a rocket and fizzles out half way through the movie. So many holes that it would make a good advertisement for swiss cheese. Movie falls absolutely flat.
  9. WilliamB.
    Jun 16, 2002
    1
    The movie does have one redeeming value. By its namesake, "Insomnia", it has found the cure. Put me to sleep in about 30 minutes. What a lame boring film.
  10. FrankG.
    Aug 4, 2002
    1
    One of the lamest movies I have ever seen. The plot was absolutely horrid - the acting nonexistant and the outcome/ending 100% predictable. Don't waste your time unless your on some real good crack.
  11. Shootsy
    Oct 25, 2002
    1
    zZzZzZzZ...indeed.

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    100
    A rare case of an American remake that actually improves on a European movie.
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  2. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    78
    Nolan creates an effective thriller, although he keeps his stylistic pyrotechnics to a minimum.
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  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    100
    A perfect fit between filmmaker (Memento's Christopher Nolan) and material (Norway's same-name psycho-chiller from 1997), this remake gets all there is to get out of a peculiar premise with promise.
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