Inception vs The Shrinking Man
Inception has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5.9/10 for The Shrinking Man). The Shrinking Man is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 28m. Inception is the older of the two (2010 against 2025). Both are adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Inception
The Shrinking Man| Inception | The Shrinking Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | Jan Kounen |
| Main cast | Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Michael Caine, Leonardo DiCaprio | Marie-Josée Croze, Jean Dujardin, Miranda Raison, Salim Talbi, Daphné Richard |
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 Shrinking Man
Paul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological phenomenon. From then on, Paul shrinks inexorably, without science being able to explain why or be of any help to him. When, by accident, he finds himself a prisoner in his own cellar, and while he is only a few centimeters tall, he will…
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