Tenet (2020)

Tenet rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 684K votes

Rotten Tomatoes70%

Metacritic69%

TMDb7.2/10· 11K votes

With 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 69/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About 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.

Cast of Tenet

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  John David Washington

  as Protagonist

• 

  Robert Pattinson

  as Neil

• 

  Elizabeth Debicki

  as Kat

• 

  Kenneth Branagh

  as Sator

• 

  Dimple Kapadia

  as Priya

• 

  Michael Caine

  as Crosby

• 

  Martin Donovan

  as Fay

• 

  Fiona Dourif

  as Wheeler

• 

  Yuri Kolokolnikov

  as Volkov

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  Himesh Patel

  as Mahir

• 

  Clémence Poésy

  as Barbara

• 

  Aaron Taylor-Johnson

  as Ives

Tenet facts

Budget

$205M

Box office

$365.3M

Our take on Tenet

Christopher Nolan's 2020 thriller sends its unnamed Protagonist into a twilight world of international espionage, armed with a single word and the survival of the entire world at stake. As the mission unfolds in something beyond ordinary time, the film turns physics itself into a plot mechanism, demanding close attention and rewarding a second viewing. It's cold, cerebral and relentlessly kinetic, prioritizing structure and spectacle over easy emotion. Best for viewers who relish a puzzle-box narrative and don't mind holding questions until the pieces click. Come for the audacious set pieces and inverted action; stay for a globe-trotting brainteaser that never slows down.