Oppenheimer

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.

Release date: July 21, 2023 (USA)

Director: Christopher Nolan

Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, MORE

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Adapted from: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Box office: $974.8 million

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer is a 2005 biography of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the leader of the Manhattan Project which produced the first nuclear weapons, written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin over a period of 25 years. 

Oppenheimer is an intelligent movie about an important topic that's never less than powerfully acted and incredibly entertaining. Read Audience Reviews.