Insomnia (2002)

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A tough cop. A brilliant killer. An unspeakable crime.

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.

• Released: 2002-05-24
• Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 5,546 votes

Directed by Christopher Nolan.

Top cast

• Al Pacino as Will Dormer
• Robin Williams as Walter Finch
• Hilary Swank as Ellie Burr
• Maura Tierney as Rachel Clement
• Martin Donovan as Hap Eckhart
• Nicky Katt as Fred Duggar
• Paul Dooley as Chief Nyback
• Jonathan Jackson as Randy Stetz
• Larry Holden as Farrell
• Katharine Isabelle as Tanya Francke

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Insomnia

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on BBC iPlayer; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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