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Inception

The blockbuster of 2010, and the BWONG that launched a thousand trailers

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Christopher Nolan's Inception, released in July 2010, was the year's most discussed film online: forums argued about the spinning top, the trailer's booming brass note became the Inception BWONG meme, and "we need to go deeper" entered the meme lexicon. It grossed more than $800 million worldwide.

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Type
film
Creator
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Released
16 July 2010
Platform
Cinemas
Runtime
148 min

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