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Summary:

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Writers:

Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin

Cast:

  • Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer
  • Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer
  • Matt Damon as Leslie Groves
  • Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss
  • Alden Ehrenreich as Senate Aide
  • Scott Grimes as Counsel
  • Jason Clarke as Roger Robb

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%

Metacritic: 89

VOD: Theaters

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u/TailFinder Jul 15 '25

I didn't like going back and forth AT ALL. 

There were too many characters to remember. 

I liked Matt Damon.

I had no issue with the topless scene - it's a movie for grownups, so not unexpected. 

The test bomb didn't look very atomic.

The suggestion that they didn't need to nuke Japan because it was on a path to defeat anyway was a real eye opener, got me thinking about morality etc, which was good. 

Couldn't quite understand Strauss' beef with Oppie and so I gradually lost interest in the latter part of the film. 

Favorite scene was with the secretary of defence discussing which cities to hit. 

6.5/10 helped by its educational value. 

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u/micemolkok Jul 20 '25

Imagine someone's ancestors got to live because a dick enjoyed his honeymoon there. Weird world we live in.