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The Matrix vs Inception

Inception currently has the stronger TMDB score (8.4 vs 8.2). Inception is the newer release (2010) while The Matrix is from 1999. Both titles share Action and Science Fiction elements, making this a close genre match.

The Matrix

1999 · TMDB 8.2/10

Poster for The Matrix
Release year
1999
Rating
8.2/10
Genres
Action, Science Fiction

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

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Inception

2010 · TMDB 8.4/10

Poster for Inception
Release year
2010
Rating
8.4/10
Genres
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "in…

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Side-by-side comparison

MetricThe MatrixInception
Release year19992010
TMDB rating8.2/108.4/10
GenresAction, Science FictionAction, Science Fiction, Adventure

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