Inception vs Total Recall
Inception has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.3/10 for Total Recall). Total Recall is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 28m. Total Recall is the older of the two (1990 against 2010). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Inception
Total Recall| Inception | Total Recall | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 1990 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | Paul Verhoeven |
| Main cast | Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Michael Caine, Leonardo DiCaprio | Dean Norris, Sharon Stone, Ray Baker, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mark Carlton |
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.
Total Recall
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories. When his memory implant goes wrong, Doug can no longer be sure what is and isn't reality.
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