Inception vs IO
Inception has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5/10 for IO). IO is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 28m. Inception is the older of the two (2010 against 2019). Both are science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Inception
IO| Inception | IO | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | Jonathan Helpert |
| Main cast | Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Michael Caine, Leonardo DiCaprio | Anthony Mackie, Danny Huston, Margaret Qualley, Tom Payne, Emma Fitzgerald |
Synopsis
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.
IO
As a young scientist searches for a way to save a dying Earth, she finds a connection with a man who's racing to catch the last shuttle off the planet.