Spectral vs Tenet
Tenet has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Spectral). Spectral is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 30m. Spectral is the older of the two (2016 against 2020). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Spectral
Tenet| Spectral | Tenet | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Nic Mathieu | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Louis Ozawa, Bruce Greenwood, James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, Max Martini | John David Washington, Himesh Patel, Fiona Dourif, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh |
Synopsis
Spectral
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
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.