Chris Nolan's Movies Ranked Worst To Best

11. Insomnia

Insomnia is not a bad film by any stretch. In fact, were it made by another director, it might rank much higher in this author's listings. However, this 2002 remake of the Norwegian original simply pales in comparison to the rest of the films in Christopher Nolan's catalogue.

Al Pacino chews all of the scenery here as the hard-boiled cop whose in trouble with IA at the beginning of this story. He and his partner are dispatched to a remote Alaskan town to assist in a homicide investigation, though this is primarily to get them out of the way while the investigation takes place.

The film is a rather standard cop thriller, with very little to raise it above any of the other greats in the genre. Robin Williams is the shining star of the piece, delivering a chilling, nuanced performance as the killer who believes that he can cheat his way out of paying for his crime.

A very underused Hillary Swank plays the rookie assistant cop to Pacino's vet, again not really delivering anything notable.

The film's central draw - eternal sunshine in this remote town - feels like it was tacked on, rather than being an essential plot device.

The film is fine, but in Nolan's rankings, it just doesn't cut it.