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Chain Reaction
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Chain Reaction is a 1996 American action, drama, and science fiction film directed by Andrew Davis. The screenplay was written by Josh Friedman and J. F. Lawton, with Jerry Goldsmith composing the score. The cast includes Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, and Fred Ward. Produced by Andrew Davis, the film was created by 20th Century Studios, Chicago Pacific Entertainment, The Zanuck Company, and 3 Arts Entertainment.
The narrative is set in Chicago, Illinois, and involves themes such as the FBI, hydrogen bombs, secret labs, and energy supply. The movie has a runtime of 107 minutes and is rated PG-13. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+ in video on demand format. The production cost was 50,000,000, and the film grossed approximately 60,200,000 to 60,209,334 at the box office.
Critical reception included a review score of 18% and a rating of 4.2 out of 10. Other metrics show an IMDb rating of 5.7 based on 59,434 votes, a TMDb vote average of 5.802, and a Metascore of 43 out of 100. The film received one nomination total.
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5.8At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source. However, a private company wants to exploit the technology, so Kasalivich and physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair are framed for murder, and the fusion device is stolen. On the run from the FBI, they must recover the technology and exonerate themselves.
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Eddie Kasalivich
- Morgan Freeman as Paul Shannon
- Rachel Weisz as Dr. Lily Sinclair
- Fred Ward as FBI Agent Leon Ford
- Kevin Dunn as FBI Agent Doyle
- Brian Cox as Lyman Earl Collier
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- fbi
- hydrogen bomb
- secret lab
- energy supply
- on the run
- conspiracy
- aftercreditsstinger
- angry
- frantic
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
59,434 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
18%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Andrew Davis
- Cast member
- Margaret Travolta
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Producer
- Andrew Davis
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Frank Tidy
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 917208
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-11-21
- title
- Chain Reaction
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 4.2/10
- capital cost
- 50000000
- box office
- 60200000
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