Inception vs The 5th Wave
Inception has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5.9/10 for The 5th Wave). The 5th Wave is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 28m. Inception is the older of the two (2010 against 2016). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Inception
The 5th Wave| Inception | The 5th Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | J Blakeson |
| Main cast | Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Michael Caine, Leonardo DiCaprio | Nadji Jeter, Ron Livingston, Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, Matthew Zuk |
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.
The 5th Wave
16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.
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