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Chain Reaction
5.8 / 10• 1996• 1h 47m•PG-13• English
ThrillerActionScience Fiction
Storyline
At 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 & Crew
Keanu Reeves
Eddie Kasalivich
Lead
Morgan Freeman
Paul Shannon
Rachel Weisz
Dr. Lily Sinclair
Fred Ward
FBI Agent Leon Ford
Kevin Dunn
FBI Agent Doyle
Brian Cox
Lyman Earl Collier
Joanna Cassidy
Maggie McDermott
Chelcie Ross
Ed Rafferty
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrew Davis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Chain Reaction is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
