In Time vs Tenet
Tenet has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 7/10 for In Time). In Time is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 30m. In Time is the older of the two (2011 against 2020). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In Time
Tenet| In Time | Tenet | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Andrew Niccol | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Vincent Kartheiser, Cillian Murphy, Matt Bomer, Johnny Galecki, Justin Timberlake | John David Washington, Himesh Patel, Fiona Dourif, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh |
Synopsis
In Time
In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest struggle to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who suddenly comes into a fortune of time finds himself on the run from a corrupt police force known as the "time keepers".
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.