While most action movies have very straightforward plots, some of the best within the genre leave audiences completely mind-blown in terms of the story. For instance, in July 2026, Collider published a ranking of the "10 greatest psychological action movies of all time" that highlighted cerebral and thrilling films, like the 1995 animated filmGhost in the Shell, Total Recall from 1990, and 1999's The Matrix.
Collider named 2010's Inception, directed and written by prolific filmmaker Christopher Nolan, as the "greatest psychological action movie" ever made.
The film, which snagged an Oscar nomination for Best Picture in 2011, has a score of 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and 74 on Metacritic.
Christopher Nolan Discussed the Film's Premise & Leonardo DiCaprio's Performance in a 2010 Interview
In a 2010 interview with Collider, Nolan discussed penning the film, which focuses on individuals known as extractors, who have dream-inception technology. He explained that dreams have been a source of fascination for him.
"The idea that has always fascinated me about dreams is the realization that everything within that dream is created by your own mind as you experience it. And it's that peculiar relationship between the creative part of imagining a world, imagining someone talking to you, and then the realization that as you absorb that world, you're not aware of the fact that you've actually created it," said the Odyssey director.
Nolan went on to say that he believes "what [dreams] say about the potential of the human mind is quite extraordinary."
"Inception is intended to be a film that tries to explore the exciting possibilities of what that says about the human mind and the infinite potential of the human mind," continued Nolan in the 2010 interview.
In addition, Nolan said he believesLeonardo DiCaprio's portrayal of Dom Cobb is what grounds the film.
"I think Leo's performance is extraordinary in the film, and I think that when I look at the finished film, it seems essential that that extraordinary performance be the focus for the audience, be the guide for the audience. I think otherwise it would be very easy to get lost in the world of Inception," said Nolan during the Collider interview. "I think it's very important to have that point of focus for the audience's sympathy and the audience's attention. I think Leo provides that in an incredibly moving way."
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