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Tenet

  • 2020
  • PG-13
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
634K
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John David Washington in Tenet (2020)
Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
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Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global ... Read allArmed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.

  • Director
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Writer
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Stars
    • John David Washington
    • Robert Pattinson
    • Elizabeth Debicki
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    634K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    252
    70
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writer
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Stars
      • John David Washington
      • Robert Pattinson
      • Elizabeth Debicki
    • 5.7KUser reviews
    • 516Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 49 wins & 137 nominations total

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    John David Washington
    John David Washington
    • Protagonist
    Robert Pattinson
    Robert Pattinson
    • Neil
    Elizabeth Debicki
    Elizabeth Debicki
    • Kat
    Juhan Ulfsak
    Juhan Ulfsak
    • Passenger
    Jefferson Hall
    Jefferson Hall
    • Well-Dressed Man
    Ivo Uukkivi
    • Uniformed Official
    Andrew Howard
    Andrew Howard
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    Jonathan Camp
    Jonathan Camp
    • SWAT 2
    Wes Chatham
    Wes Chatham
    • SWAT 3
    Sander Rebane
    • Ukrainian SWAT
    Martin Donovan
    Martin Donovan
    • Fay
    Clémence Poésy
    Clémence Poésy
    • Barbara
    Josh Stewart
    Josh Stewart
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    Dimple Kapadia
    Dimple Kapadia
    • Priya
    Denzil Smith
    Denzil Smith
    • Sanjay
    Jeremy Theobald
    Jeremy Theobald
    • Steward
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
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    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writer
      • Christopher Nolan
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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'Tenet' is visually stunning with impressive action and unique concepts, though the convoluted plot and underdeveloped characters receive criticism. Kenneth Branagh's performance is praised, while responses to John David Washington and Robert Pattinson vary. Sound mixing and dialogue clarity are common complaints. Despite issues, the film's ambition and technical achievements are appreciated, with some suggesting multiple viewings for better understanding.
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    7DeBBss

    If Only I Had Ten More Brain Cells...

    A lot of the audience members of Tenet have complained that Tenet is too confusing to enjoy, and that's what unfortunately makes Tenet so unenjoyable at times for me. I already knew that Tenet was supposed to be confusing when going into the movie, so I tried my best to focus and listen, and yet I still got confused. There's a lot of different timelines going on with mashing sub plots, and the film didn't do a great job at explaining everything. Maybe it's just me, but the film was just really hard to follow. I even watched an explanation video, and that was even confusing. The plot is just really complex, and even though I couldn't really follow it the whole time, I still appreciated it because of how smart and deep it is.

    Aside from the plot, everything is near perfect. The inverted fight scenes were crazy in the best ways possible. There were times where I was just blown away by some of the scenes, and I questioned how Christopher Nolan filmed it Tenet is the first of its kind, and the fact that Christopher Nolan nailed it, I think he deserves some awards for that.

    Tenet is a really solid movie. With good performances from the actors, great action scenes, amazing direction, and an extremely complex and mind-blowing plot. Tenet deserves nothing less than a 7/10. And if you're going into this film for the first time, then prepare to awake the sixth sense, because this film will destroy every last brain cell.
    8micahlhaddad

    This movie rewards you for seeing it again.

    I'm not gonna lie, first viewing was a big letdown. As a Nolan fan myself, I was shocked to see what I considered "annoying bad" writing and sound design. The sound design still is a problem as of writing this, but upon second viewing, it was like a little switch flicked on every time I saw something I didn't understand from the last viewing. The little details that I considered bad writing suddenly seemed like an obvious answer. The cheesy parts I thought were, well cheesy, had so much more depth. I'm not going to spoil it, but thinking about The Protagonist and Neil makes me feel so many emotions that upon second viewing never made me feel the way I did, truly beautiful. No movie is perfect, this one definitely isn't perfect. This is no Dunkirk or Inception, but I guarantee this movie will make you use your brain.
    6oreniaplen

    As a massive Nolan fan, this film is almost perplexing to the point where it's just plain ridiculous plotting.

    Listen we all know Nolan swings for the fences of what's possible and pushes the realms of normality. This film for whatever reason just doesn't mesh together the way most of his films do even with complex suspension of disbelief aspects. It's often scattered and juxtaposed to a near outrageous level. The visuals are spectacular at times but also seem way too extravagant to take seriously other times. Robert Pattinson is flawless and probably the standout of the film with his vigorous performance. The same cannot be said about John David Washington's barren and emotionless lack of effort. I can't believe he was given the starring role. He brings the interest level down to almost unwatchable levels. Overall this is one of Nolan's rare misfires which he is capable of once in awhile.
    6porquipike

    Too complicated for nothing

    I'm a big fan of Nolan and having some complexity to movies but it should not be the whole plot, if you don't take into account the time reverse thing the movie is really empty and it's just a bad action movie. The time thing is not interesting enough to be the whole movie. The scene that are supposed to at suspense don't have your attention because you are trying to understand the plot. The acting isn't great, the character are not putting emotion into it, and I thing the form of the movies where it never stop is not letting them doing anything. Overall it's not that bad of a movie but it's too complicated and the actor are not helping it at all.
    7douglaspweaver

    More Action than Sci Fi

    On first viewing I will agree with many that the movie is a little difficult to follow . It's a demanding watch on plenty of levels . Where Interstellar and Inception both spent plenty of time throughout the film introducing the science behind it all Tenet ignores it , mostly . They do spell out the concept in a couple of brief scenes but then abandon any science in favour of action .There is plenty of relentless high voltage action if that's your thing and some genuine stunt work was great to see but it all becomes a little pointless if you don't really understand why it's all happening .If you don't like it really loud take some ear plugs . The score is thundering but a little overused for my liking . It is accomplished and brilliant film making but my first impressions were that I just didn't enjoy it as much as some of his previous films . I'll start with a 7 but I believe it has the potential to grow on me . It is a visual treat that's for sure .

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    • Trivia
      The production team purchased and then crashed a real 747 airplane into a hangar. The stunt was all practical effects, with no visual effects or CGI. Director Sir Christopher Nolan had originally planned to use miniatures and set-piece builds. However, while scouting for locations in Victorville, California, the team discovered a massive array of old planes, and it became apparent that it would actually be more efficient to buy a real plane of the real size and to perform the sequence for real on camera.
    • Goofs
      When the Protagonist is fighting the masked man (himself) the first time just before he threatens to shoot him, the masked man's wrists are exposed for a short time and they can be seen to be white.
    • Quotes

      Neil: I'll see you in the beginning, friend.

    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Bros and Syncopy logos are respectively shaded red and blue, the colors used in the film to represent normal/inverted time.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, this film was originally seen for advice. The distributor was advised it was likely to be classified 15 uncut but that their preferred 12A classification could be obtained by making small changes to one scene to remove shots of a man kicking a woman. When the film was submitted for formal classification, the shots in question had been removed and the film was classified 12A.
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Oh Boy! More Movies Delayed! (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      The Plan
      Written by Travis Scott (as Jacques Webster), Wonda Gurl (as Ebony Naomi Oshunrinde) and Ludwig Göransson

      Performed by Travis Scott

      Produced by Ludwig Göransson and Wonda Gurl

      Travis Scott appears courtesy of Cactus Jack/Epic Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Merry-Go-Round
    • Filming locations
      • Nysted Wind Farm, Denmark(wind farm)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Syncopy
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $205,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $58,504,105
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,353,090
      • Sep 6, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $365,304,105
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • Dolby Digital
      • Sonics-DDP
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