Tenet

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Tenet

PG-13

2020

2h 30m

Action

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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A secret agent embarks on a dangerous, time-bending mission to prevent the start of World War III.

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A visually dazzling puzzle for film lovers to unlock, Tenet serves up all the cerebral spectacle audiences expect from a Christopher Nolan production.

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Tim Robey

Monocle

Mar 13, 2021

As a delivery system for the thrills, I think the film gets a long way, and you can kind of sit back and enjoy it. As a delivery system for the ideas, I think it trips itself up an awful lot.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Feb 3, 2021

Something like the epitome of [Nolan's] temporally twisty canon, distilling his many cinematic signatures and preoccupations down to their entrancing abstract essence.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Dec 22, 2020

[Christopher Nolan] is very clever, but mostly irritating is what I find. [His movies] are not cerebral - they're fake cerebral... He doesn't even do the time travel right.

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Gautam Anand

The Cinemaholic

Sep 13, 2026

3/5

Despite all its flaws, there is something about 'Tenet' that stops me from calling it a failed experiment. The ideas it brings to the table are intriguing, to say the least.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 4, 2026

9/10

You are not ready for this movie!

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Chris Klimek

Washington City Paper

Sep 29, 2025

Tenet’s formal experimentation is more audacious and original than the story it’s telling, but the story is pretty... wild, too.

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Alvaro

Feb 14, 2025

I'm beyond grateful I was given the chance to watch it in IMAX with the reissue.

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Choombies

Jan 27, 2025

If you like Christopher Nolan movies, you will most likely find this movie enjoyable. If you’re not familiar with Nolan’s movies, I’d stay away.

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Tiffany

Jan 1, 2025

this movie wasn't that good to me

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kyayr

Feb 29, 2024

Great. Hard to follow but well executed. Didn't fix audio lip mixing. Would love a sequel.

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Tim O

Feb 29, 2024

Everything is still great about this movie except for the 75% inaudible dialogue, which is still terrible.

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David P

Feb 26, 2024

Jesus God TENET should be on every IMAX Screen like once a week in Perpetuity. Nolan spy movie WORKS in IMAX screens only. You just cannot replicate this experience at home.

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Synopsis

A secret agent embarks on a dangerous, time-bending mission to prevent the start of World War III.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Producer: Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter: Christopher Nolan
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Syncopy, Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Action|Intense Sequences of Violence|Some Suggestive References)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 2020, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.1M
Runtime: 2h 30m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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