Inception is a 2010 science fiction action heist film which was written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.In this movie DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a specialised corporate spy and thief whose work consists of secretly extracting valuable commercial information from the unconscious minds of his targets while they dream. Wanted for murder and unable to visit his children, Cobb is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible.Inception appeared on over 273 critics' lists of the top ten films of 2010, being picked as No.1 on 55 of those lists. It was the second most mentioned film behind The Social Network and one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2010, alongside the former, The King's Speech and Black Swan.