Chain Reaction vs Tenet

Tenet has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 5.8/10 for Chain Reaction). Chain Reaction is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 30m. Chain Reaction is the older of the two (1996 against 2020). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Chain Reaction posterChain Reaction1996 VS Tenet posterTenet2020
Chain ReactionTenet
Audience score★ 5.8/10★ 7.2/10
Year19962020
Length1h 47m2h 30m
GenresAction, Science Fiction, ThrillerAction, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorAndrew DavisChristopher Nolan
Main castKevin Dunn, Brian Cox, Fred Ward, Keanu Reeves, Chelcie RossJohn David Washington, Himesh Patel, Fiona Dourif, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh

Synopsis

Chain Reaction

At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source. However, a private company wants to exploit the technology, so Kasalivich and physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair are framed for murder, and the fusion device is stolen. On the run from the FBI, they must recover the technology and exonerate themselves.

Tenet

Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

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