Inland Empire
“A woman in trouble.”
When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.
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Cast
101 people
Laura Dern
Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
Known for
Jurassic Park
Big Little Lies
Jeremy Irons
Kingsley Stewart
Known for
The Lion King
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Justin Theroux
Devon Berk / Billy Side
Known for
American Psycho
Mulholland Drive
Harry Dean Stanton
Freddie Howard
Known for
Alien
Paris, Texas
Karolina Gruszka
Lost Girl
Known for
Marie Curie
Too Old for Fairy Tales
Peter J. Lucas
Piotrek Krol / Smithy
Known for
Nikita
Killer 2
Krzysztof Majchrzak
Phantom
Known for
Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes
Quo Vadis
Jan Hencz
Janek
Also in
Vabank
The Moth
Grace Zabriskie
Visitor #1
Known for
Twin Peaks
Big Love
William H. Macy
Announcer
Known for
Shameless
Fargo
Ian Abercrombie
Henry the Butler
Known for
Army of Darkness
Rango
Amanda Foreman
Tracy
Known for
Star Trek Into Darkness
Felicity
David Lynch Director · Karen Baird Costume designer Heidi Bivens Costume designer
Worldwide gross $4.3M · Budget $15M · United States release December 6, 2006
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,304,157
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Absurda
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
Camerimage Film
Production
Asymmetrical Productions
Production
Fundacja Tumult
Production
Camerimage Festival
Production
Fundacja Kultury
Production
Inland Empire Productions
Production
United States · France · Poland
Produced in
The Green Room in Lodz
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Norwegian · Polish
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 2006
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · December 6, 2006
Limited theatrical
United States · August 14, 2007
Physical · DVD (Regular and 2-Disk Special Edition)
United States
September 29, 2006 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
November 3, 2006 · Premiere · AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival
April 8, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
March 21, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray (Criterion)
Argentina
September 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Armenia
July 11, 2007 · Premiere · Yerevan Golden Apricot Film Festival
Australia
June 20, 2007 · Premiere · Sydney International Film Festival
August 7, 2007 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
November 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 7, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 14, 2007 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
March 8, 2007 · Premiere · Sofia International Film Festival
Chile
November 29, 2007 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 12, 2007 · Theatrical
August 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Denmark
November 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 6, 2007 · Theatrical
Finland
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
France
February 7, 2007 · Theatrical
September 3, 2007 · Physical · DVD
May 31, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 28, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD re-release
Germany
April 26, 2007 · Theatrical
June 29, 2023 · Digital · Re-release
Greece
November 23, 2006 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
May 10, 2007 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Iran
January 25, 2007 · Limited theatrical
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Israel
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
January 25, 2007 · Limited theatrical
January 19, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Il cinema ritrovato
Japan
July 21, 2007 · Theatrical
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical · 4K Restored Version
Lebanon
March 16, 2007 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 22, 2007 · Premiere · Mexico City International Film Festival
July 6, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 2, 2007 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
April 5, 2007 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 25, 2007 · Premiere · Auckland International Film Festival
Norway
September 14, 2007 · Theatrical
Poland
April 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Romania
June 6, 2007 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
July 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Russia
July 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 8, 2007 · Theatrical
Slovenia
August 30, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
February 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 31, 2007 · Limited theatrical
Ukraine
July 19, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 9, 2007 · Theatrical
November 5, 2007 · Physical · DVD
April 19, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 26, 2023 · Theatrical · Remastered Theatrical Re-release
June 19, 2023 · Physical · Remastered Blu-ray / DVD
Uruguay
March 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Venezuela
September 19, 2008 · Theatrical
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