Oppenheimer (movie)

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Oppenheimer is a 2023 epic biographical thriller movie written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It is based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The movie is about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who helped create the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project.

Oppenheimer
Directed byChristopher Nolan
Produced by
Screenplay byChristopher Nolan
Based on
Starring
Music byLudwig Göransson
CinematographyHoyte van Hoytema
Edited byJennifer Lame
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11) (Le Grand Rex)
  • July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21) (United States and United Kingdom)
Running time
180 minutes[1]
Country
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100 million[2]
Box office$913 million[3][4]

Cillian Murphy plays Oppenheimer, with Emily Blunt as Oppenheimer's wife, Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as General Leslie Groves, Oppenheimer's military handler, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, a senior member of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and Florence Pugh as psychiatrist and Oppenheimer's mistress Jean Tatlock. Other members of the supporting cast include Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Benny Safdie, Jason Clarke, Dylan Arnold, Gustaf Skarsgård, David Krumholtz, Matthew Modine and Tom Conti.

Oppenheimer premiered at Le Grand Rex in Paris on July 11, 2023, and was released in the United States and United Kingdom on July 21, by Universal Pictures. It is Nolan's first movie not to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures domestically or internationally since Memento (2000). The movie had strong positive reviews with a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie was released on the same day as Barbie, a fantasy comedy movie directed by Greta Gerwig. Since the two movies have completely different tones and genres, many social media users have taken to making memes about how the two movies represent different audiences,[5] and how they should be seen as a double feature.[6] The trend has been called "Barbenheimer".[7]

Cast

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References

  1. "Oppenheimer (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 6, 2023. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. Keegan, Rebecca (July 14, 2023). "'This Can't Be Safe. It's Got to Have Bite': Christopher Nolan and Cast Unleash Oppenheimer". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-cast-interview-film-1235535418/. Retrieved August 5, 2023. 
  3. "Oppenheimer". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  4. Oppenheimer. The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  5. Frank, Jason P. (July 19, 2023). "Barbenheimer Memes Are Blowing Up". Vulture. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  6. Ankers-Range, Adele (June 30, 2023). "The Internet Embraces 'Barbenheimer' With Memes, Mashups, and More". IGN. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  7. Moses, Claire (June 28, 2023). "Mark Your Calendars: 'Barbenheimer' Is Coming". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

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