What is Insomnia about?
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.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
Detectives pursue a methodical killer under the oppressive, unending daylight of an Alaskan summer.
Suspenseful and cerebral. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Apple TV+.
Insomnia parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: strong violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Insomnia scary?
- Only a little. Insomnia has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Insomnia?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Insomnia rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated R, with strong violence and some strong language.
Cast and crew
Directed byChristopher Nolan
StarringAl Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt
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