{"id":286064,"date":"2026-02-16T01:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/286064\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T01:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:59:08","slug":"tom-hardys-mind-bending-sci-fi-epic-is-dominating-streaming-16-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/286064\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hardy\u2019s Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Epic Is Dominating Streaming 16 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unless you absolutely hate him, everyone has a favorite Christopher Nolan<\/a> movie. If you\u2019ve been with him from the start of his career, you\u2019re likely partial to the older classics like Following and Memento, with the latter still absolutely blowing our minds more than two decades later. If you\u2019re newer to the director\u2019s advanced slate of genre-crossing features, you\u2019re probably more aligned with the likes of Oppenheimer<\/a>, Tenet<\/a> or Dunkirk<\/a>. From psychological thrillers to dramas and even wartime period pieces, Nolan has audiences covered in just about every way possible.<\/p>\n

Just like Martin Scorsese<\/a> has Robert De Niro and Steven Spielberg<\/a> has Tom Hanks, Nolan has his own lineup of favorite collaborators to work with over and over again. At the top of the list are Cillian Murphy and Christian Bale, who have both worked with the director on a multitude of his best works. Also up there in the lineup is Tom Hardy<\/a>, who most recently paired up with the award-winning filmmaker for his WWII drama, Dunkirk. Before that, they joined forces to complete Nolan\u2019s Dark Knight trilogy in 2012, when Hardy put on the mask of Bane and reached as low as possible to hold onto his gravely voice in The Dark Knight Rises. But, it\u2019s the pair\u2019s first collaboration that is making a splash on streaming all over again.<\/p>\n

Right now, according to FlixPatrol, Hardy and Nolan\u2019s unflinching sci-fi thriller, Inception<\/a> is topping the global charts on HBO Max, where it is currently taking over the Top 10 list in countries like Georgia, Ukraine, and Tajikistan. Not only does the movie feature a stellar performance from Hardy, but it also boasts an ensemble that includes Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a>, Elliot Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Cane<\/a>, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Tom Berenger, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, and more. Keeping audiences guessing long after the credits roll, the movie follows Dom Cobb (DiCaprio), a grifter who uses his power of breaking into the subconscious of his targets to get their most guarded information.<\/p>\n

\u2018Inception\u2019 Was Another Hit for Christopher Nolan<\/p>\n

No stranger to magnificent wins at the box office, Inception was yet another moneymaker for Nolan and Warner Bros.<\/a> Against its massive $160 million production price tag, the film quickly proved to be worth every cent and then some, raking in a staggering $839 million at the box office. Out of his impressive catalog of financial wins, the DiCaprio and Hardy-led sci-fi thriller clocks in at the number three spot, falling just behind The Dark Knight<\/a> and The Dark Knight Rises.<\/p>\n

Inception is now streaming on HBO Max.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 16, 2010<\/p>\n

Runtime<\/p>\n

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