On This Day

Insomnia released

May 24th 2002

13:22 24 May 2024

'Insomnia' opened in theaters across North America on this day in 2002. Having directed the critically acclaimed and commercially successful ‘Memento’ and before his hugely impressive relaunching of the Batman franchise, Christopher Nolan directed this tense and gripping crime drama starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank.

A remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name, ‘Insomnia’ sees world weary LAPD detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) assigned to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaskan town. The movie was both a commercial and critical success.