Chain Reaction

• Thriller
• Action
• Science Fiction

A relentless chase unfolds across Chicago as a promising physics breakthrough—a clean energy source—becomes a deadly conspiracy. Machinist Eddie Kasalivich and physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair aren’t heroes seeking to save the world; they’re brilliant but unassuming individuals thrust into a desperate fight for survival when framed for a murder connected to their research. The film distinguishes itself not through spectacle, but through the frantic, escalating tension of being relentlessly pursued by both a shadowy corporation and the FBI, forcing them to improvise solutions with limited resources. It’s a grounded, anxious thriller where scientific idealism clashes with corporate greed, creating a sense of breathless paranoia and surprisingly agile problem-solving rooted in practical physics rather than fantastical gadgetry. The core isn’t the invention itself, but the desperate attempt to prove innocence while uncovering a network of betrayal, building to a surprising revelation in a post-credits sequence.