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Insomnia (2002), Dunkirk (2017) and Following (1998) are the only movies directed by Christopher Nolan that are not listed in IMDb's Top 250 as of 2018. His other 7 movies are among the best 250 movies ever made as voted by IMDb users.
Insomnia - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Director Christopher Nolan and Hilary Swank share the same birthday: July 30th.
Insomnia - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Robin Williams and Paul Dooley previously co-starred in Popeye (1980), as Popeye and Wimpy.
Insomnia - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Some more explicit or dark details were changed from the original Norwegian film Insomnia (1997) such as: the dead dog Dormer shoots in this film is alive in the original; Dormer does some reckless driving to scare the dead girl's friend, in the original he grabs her between the legs; Dormer and the hotel clerk share their thoughts a lot in the film, in the original they flirt a lot and he almost rapes her; the extremely downbeat ending in the original has been changed.
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Robin Williams speaks his first line 47 minutes into the movie and he doesn't appear on screen until 58 minutes in. His character, Walter Finch, does appear earlier in the film, but is not identifiable and is possibly played by a stand-in.
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Robin Williams does not appear until 61 minutes into the film.
Insomnia - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Although primarily known for comedic roles, this is one of two thrillers in which Robin Williams starred in the same year. The other was One Hour Photo (2002).
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Will Dormer's name comes from the French and Spanish word "dormir" - to sleep.
Insomnia - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts