Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

PG-13 1996 · 107 min · ★ 5.8 (1K) · Thriller, Action

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.

Directed by Andrew Davis · Written by J.F. Lawton

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Keanu Reeves Eddie Kasalivich
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
Nicholas Rudall Dr. Alistair Barkley
Tzi Ma Lu Chen
Krzysztof Pieczyński Lucasz Screbneski
Julie Pearl Emily Pearl

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