Looper vs Tenet
Tenet has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.9/10 for Looper). Looper is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 30m. Looper is the older of the two (2012 against 2020). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Looper
Tenet| Looper | Tenet | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Rian Johnson | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Pierce Gagnon, Bruce Willis, Piper Perabo | John David Washington, Himesh Patel, Fiona Dourif, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh |
Synopsis
Looper
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
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.