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MOVIE

Chain Reaction

★ 5.8 1996 107 min PG-13 ThrillerActionScience Fiction

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.

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Chain Reaction in its release era

Released in 1996, Chain Reaction sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1996-08-02
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
5.8/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Chicago Pacific Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, The Zanuck Company
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