Tom Hardy's Bonkers Sci-Fi Thriller Officially Surges on Streaming

Tom Hardy has built an unshakable name for himself as one of the most formidable action stars in Hollywood, and one of his most notable thrillers is taking off on streaming yet again. Hardy has become widely known and loved in the last few years for his performance as Eddie Brock in the Venom movies, but after Venom: The Last Dance in 2024, it appears that he has left the Spider-Man character behind. Hardy is also famous for his work starring in one of the most celebrated sci-fi movies of all time, Mad Max: Fury Road, which recently received a prequel film, Furiosa, starring Anya Taylor-Joy. Tom Hardy fans have a lot to be excited about this week, also, with the premiere of MobLand Season 2, co-starring Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren.

Though he’s been absent from his last few movies, Hardy was once a regular star in Christopher Nolan features. His last team-up with the Oscar-winning director came when they worked together on Dunkirk, but they also famously teamed up for The Dark Knight Rises and Inception. The former is the final movie in Christian Bale’s Batman trilogy, and the latter is one of the most mind-bending sci-fi thrillers ever made. Not only did Inception earn more than five times its $160 million budget at the box office with an $839 million cumulative haul, but the film has also been one of the most popular movies on streaming for years now. The only way to watch Inception on streaming right now is through Vix, but the film has also quietly become one of the most popular rentals and purchased on VOD platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV.

What Is ‘Inception’ About?

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The official synopsis for Inception, which earned scores of 86% from critics and 91% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows: “Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves. Cobb gets a chance at redemption when he is offered a seemingly impossible task: Plant an idea in someone's mind. If he succeeds, it will be the perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates Cobb's every move.” Hardy is one of many notable stars to appear in Inception — other members of the ensemble cast include Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine, Marion Cotillard, and more.