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Tenet

  • 2020
  • PG
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
590K
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Dimple Kapadia, John David Washington, and Robert Pattinson 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
    590K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    231
    82
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writer
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Stars
      • John David Washington
      • Robert Pattinson
      • Elizabeth Debicki
    • 5.6KUser reviews
    • 511Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 49 wins & 136 nominations total

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    John David Washington in Tenet (2020)
    John David Washington and Elizabeth Debicki in Tenet (2020)
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    John David Washington in Tenet (2020)
    John David Washington in Tenet (2020)
    John David Washington and Robert Pattinson in Tenet (2020)
    John David Washington in Tenet (2020)
    John David Washington and Robert Pattinson in Tenet (2020)
    John David Washington in Tenet (2020)
    Elizabeth Debicki in Tenet (2020)

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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
    • Driver
    Rich Ceraulo Ko
    Rich Ceraulo Ko
    • SWAT…
    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
    • Male Voice
    • (voice)
    Dimple Kapadia
    Dimple Kapadia
    • Priya
    Denzil Smith
    Denzil Smith
    • Sanjay
    Jeremy Theobald
    Jeremy Theobald
    • Steward
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Crosby
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writer
      • Christopher Nolan
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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: What the hell happened here?

      The Protagonist: Hasn't happened yet.

    • 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

    User reviews5.6K

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    Interesting concept, good story, could have been told a lot better.
    Many reviewers say you have to watch this movie multiple times to really get it all. No, I won't do that. I say a good movie is understandable with one viewing where the viewer is paying attention.

    This is a relatively simple story, told in a complex manner with lots of special effects and aggressive sound track. Our future civilization has figured a way to interact with the past and now, in our PRESENT they intend to correct a problem we caused them, and if necessary destroy the world as we know it. So the PRESENT day leaders have to prevent that.

    My wife and I watched it on a 2-disc DVD set from our public library. Much of the dialog is difficult to understand because the actors often fail to enunciate, so I had to turn on subtitles about half-way through. The second DVD is filled with extras.

    It is a pretty good, entertaining movie, but often very confusing. I would not put it in the top tier of favorite movies. Nolan's "Inception" for example is a much better movie.
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    • Feb 9, 2021

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 2020 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Ukrainian
      • Estonian
      • Norwegian
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Merry-Go-Round
    • Filming locations
      • Linnahall, Tallinn, Estonia(national opera house Kyiv)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Syncopy
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • Dolby Digital
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Datasat

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