7. Tenet

Douban Rating: 7.7

A group of masked bandits want to snatch a suitcase containing mysterious substances. The protagonist and his companions disguised as special police officers also want to snatch the suitcase, but the mission fails. Later, with the help of a female scientist, the protagonist learns about the concept of "reverse time" from an experiment with a bullet falling back into a gun's chamber, and is told that the whole world may disappear due to reverse time technology. The protagonist's task is to protect the world from being destroyed by reverse time.

The film was released on Sept 4, with a total box office of 452.02 million yuan($69.07 million) by Oct 11.