Tenet vs Upgrade
Upgrade has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.2/10 for Tenet). Upgrade is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 30m. Upgrade is the older of the two (2018 against 2020). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Tenet
Upgrade| Tenet | Upgrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | Leigh Whannell |
| Main cast | John David Washington, Himesh Patel, Fiona Dourif, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh | Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Ming-Zhu Hii, Simon Maiden, Logan Marshall-Green |
Synopsis
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.
Upgrade
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.