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Insomnia (2002)

Insomnia
Insomnia
R
Crime
Mystery
Thriller

Release Date
May 24, 2002
Runtime
118
Main Genre
Crime
Writers
Hillary Seitz , Nikolaj Frobenius , Erik Skjoldbjærg
Tagline
A tough cop. A brilliant killer. An unspeakable crime. Don't close your eyes

Summary

Sent to a small Alaska town to investigate the murder of a teenage girl, a veteran police officer (Al Pacino) is forced into a game of psychological cat-and-mouse by a primary suspect (Robin Williams) after his partner is killed. The stakes escalate as he contends with an idealistic detective (Hilary Swank) and finds his own stability dangerously threatened.

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