Oppenheimer
Academy Award × 7
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The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
What critics thought
Broadly acclaimed as one of Nolan's finest films, Oppenheimer earns particular praise for Cillian Murphy's performance, Hoyte van Hoytema's IMAX cinematography, and a screenplay that treats intellectual history as visceral thriller material. The minority objections are pointed and specific: a handful of critics found the post-Trinity second half loses momentum amid courtroom procedure, and that supporting roles — particularly for Emily Blunt and Florence Pugh — are thinly written; Richard Brody's dismissal of it as a 'History Channel movie with fancy editing' stands as the sharpest dissent against the majority view.
“it's Christopher Nolan's best film so far, a step up to a new level for one of our finest filmmakers and a movie that burns itself into your brain”
Matthew Jackson·The A.V. Club
“a certain humming intensity leaks out of the movie”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“visually stunning but emotionally empty”
Odie Henderson·The Boston Globe
“I was tempted to call it a movie-length Wikipedia article. But after a look online, I realized I was giving Wikipedia too little credit—or Christopher Nolan, the movie's writer and director, too much”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
DirectorChristopher Nolan
StarringCillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh
ComposerLudwig Göransson
Oppenheimer
Academy Award × 7
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
What critics thought
Broadly acclaimed as one of Nolan's finest films, Oppenheimer earns particular praise for Cillian Murphy's performance, Hoyte van Hoytema's IMAX cinematography, and a screenplay that treats intellectual history as visceral thriller material. The minority objections are pointed and specific: a handful of critics found the post-Trinity second half loses momentum amid courtroom procedure, and that supporting roles — particularly for Emily Blunt and Florence Pugh — are thinly written; Richard Brody's dismissal of it as a 'History Channel movie with fancy editing' stands as the sharpest dissent against the majority view.
“it's Christopher Nolan's best film so far, a step up to a new level for one of our finest filmmakers and a movie that burns itself into your brain”
Matthew Jackson·The A.V. Club
“a certain humming intensity leaks out of the movie”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“visually stunning but emotionally empty”
Odie Henderson·The Boston Globe
“I was tempted to call it a movie-length Wikipedia article. But after a look online, I realized I was giving Wikipedia too little credit—or Christopher Nolan, the movie's writer and director, too much”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
DirectorChristopher Nolan
StarringCillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh
ComposerLudwig Göransson
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