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Tenet

Tenet

Action · Thriller · Science Fiction · 2020

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.

Movie details

Tenet

“Time runs out.”

2020 Action · Thriller · Science Fiction 2h 30m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.3 / 10

698.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

70 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

69 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Tenet?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Christopher Nolan

Written by

Christopher Nolan

John David Washington

John David Washington

Protagonist

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson

Neil

Elizabeth Debicki

Elizabeth Debicki

Kat

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Sator

Dimple Kapadia

Dimple Kapadia

Priya

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Crosby

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Fay

Court is in session

Put Tenet on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.