The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
- Won 7 Oscars
- 346 wins & 357 nominations total
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Engineering 'Oppenheimer'
Engineering 'Oppenheimer'
Cillian Murphy and the cast of Oppenheimer discuss what it's like to work with a singular director like Christopher Nolan.
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- TriviaIn order for the black and white sections of the movie to be shot in the same quality as the rest of the film, Kodak produced a limited supply of its Double-X black and white film stock in 70mm. This film stock was chosen specifically for its heritage - it was originally sold to photographers as Super-XX during World War II and was very popular with photojournalists of the era.
- GoofsThe stop signs are yellow in the film, which is accurate. The United States used yellow stop signs until 1954.
- Quotes
J. Robert Oppenheimer: Albert? When I came to you with those calculations, we thought we might start a chain reaction that would destroy the entire world...
Albert Einstein: I remember it well. What of it?
J. Robert Oppenheimer: I believe we did.
- Alternate versionsTo get a U/A rating certification in India, the movie was edited to remove or censor all nudity using CGI. For example, the scene where Tatlock and Oppenheimer have a conversation and the former character was topless, the nudity was censored with a CGI black dress. Many Middle Eastern countries use this exact same censored version for release.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Louder with Crowder: Going Out with a Bang! (2022)
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Good but ultimately disappointing
A movie about life of Robert Oppenheimer, the focal scientist who helped bring to life the atomic bomb.
This was the first movie this year to get me excited to go to back to the movies but this movie ultimately disappointed me in several ways. In the end the negatives outweighed the positives.
The good:
The bad: -Story feels disjointed, time jumps are excessive to the point that is dostracting
One last note, there is no reason to watch this movie in IMAX other than an underwhelming explosion scene that takes a maximum of 10 minutes.
Despite being a Nolan fan, I have to give this one a 6 overall.
This was the first movie this year to get me excited to go to back to the movies but this movie ultimately disappointed me in several ways. In the end the negatives outweighed the positives.
The good:
- Fantastic score
- Good acting overall, especially Cillian Murphy is great, so is Robert Downey Jr
- Excellent cinematography
The bad: -Story feels disjointed, time jumps are excessive to the point that is dostracting
- Movie tries to pack too much into theee hour runtime and doesn't get it's priorities right. It feels like a series of "This happened and then that happened" scenes and a collage of everything in his life. Several prominent characters get introduced in rapid succession and they are gone before you get to know them or to care in the slightest. On the other hand the movie dedicates too much time to things like the courtroom drama and sex scenes
- Unnecessary sex and nudity, with all the feminist movement these days and considering we're in 2023, we surely should not put sex acenes and nudity only for the sake of it but only if they add to the plot. Unfortunately in Openheimer's case they don't. We see absolute unnecessary sex and nudity in this film that serve no purpose.
One last note, there is no reason to watch this movie in IMAX other than an underwhelming explosion scene that takes a maximum of 10 minutes.
Despite being a Nolan fan, I have to give this one a 6 overall.
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- Jul 24, 2023
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- Also known as
- Oppengeymer
- Filming locations
- Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA(only interiors, Los Alamos facilities interiors, including Oppenheimer's house, Fuller Lodge Interior and Exterior)
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- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $329,862,540
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $82,455,420
- Jul 23, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $972,444,774
- Runtime3 hours
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