Oppenheimer (2023) (original) (raw)

During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on July 16, 1945, as they witness the world's first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history.

During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on July 16, 1945, as they witness the world's first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history. (less)

Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett
Producer: Emma Thomas

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Review by Brian Orndorf, July 19, 2023

7 / 10

There is some interesting bravery involved in the production of �Oppenheimer,� with writer/director Christopher Nolan using his power in Hollywood to get a major studio to finance and release a three-hour-long examination of atomic bomb development, unleashing it in the middle of the summer moviegoing season. Now there�s a flex one doesn�t see every day, and the picture certainly reflects a steely concentration from Nolan to deliver an extended study of a complex man and his dealings with military, marital, and political forces during a turbulent time in American history. �Oppenheimer� tries t ...read more...

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