Inception/Just for Fun


 * X Meets Y
 * The Escapist pegs it as "If Freddy Krueger was James Bond".
 * Paprika or eXistenZ meets Ocean's Eleven.
 * A quote that is used prominently in TV spots called it James Bond meets The Matrix, pulled from Peter Travers's review in Rolling Stone.
 * Nolan says, it's James Bond meets Dark City.
 * Ocean's 11 / Catch Me If You Can meets Dark City.
 * According to CollegeHumor: The integral of (The Departed + The Matrix)^2 x (Minority Report + Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind + Shutter Island + The Dark Knight) + Juno = Inception
 * Ocean's Eleven meets Psychonauts.
 * The role of an Architect is like playing a mix of Psychonauts and Little Big Planet.
 * It's a heist movie...written by Philip K. Dick.
 * James Bond meets Ghost in the Shell
 * Ink and The Matrix.
 * All of the above with a dash of Silent Hill 2.
 * Mal herself is the mix of Agent Smith and Pyramid Head.
 * Plus some Edith Piaf in the mix.