Oppenheimer

9.0 (960,000 ratings)

The man who lit the world is burned by the fallout.

Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer leads the Manhattan Project while grappling with moral dread. Postwar hearings and political vendettas put his loyalty on trial even as the bomb reshapes geopolitics.

Creative team

Director(s): Christopher Nolan
Writer(s): Christopher Nolan
Cast:
- Cillian Murphy — J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Emily Blunt — Kitty Oppenheimer
- Robert Downey Jr. — Lewis Strauss

Highlights & awards

Awards:96th Academy Awards - Best Picture
Highlights:
- 70mm IMAX photography
- Moral debate over weaponry
- Trinity test sequence
Themes: History / Scientific responsibility / Political intrigue
Content warnings: War imagery, Explosions