2012 vs Inception
Inception has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5.9/10 for 2012). Inception is the shorter watch at 2h 28m compared with 2h 38m. 2012 is the older of the two (2009 against 2010). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
2012
Inception| 2012 | Inception | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 38m | 2h 28m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Roland Emmerich | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Thandiwe Newton, Liam James, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Tom McCarthy | Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Michael Caine, Leonardo DiCaprio |
Synopsis
2012
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same…
Inception
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.