Опенгеймер (2023)

Overview

"Oppenheimer" is a 2023 biographical drama by Christopher Nolan, based on his own screenplay. The film immerses the viewer in the mind of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, whose work was key to the creation of the atomic bomb within the Manhattan Project during World War II. The film traces the hero's scientific achievements, his complex personal and political relationships, and the consequences he faced after the war.

Cillian Murphy plays the lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer, while Emily Blunt plays his wife Kitty. Matt Damon portrays General Leslie Groves, the head of the project, Robert Downey Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, and Florence Pugh plays Jean Tatlock. The film premiered in Paris on July 11, 2023, and was released in theaters in the US and the UK on July 21, 2023. The film received widespread critical acclaim and box-office success, grossing about $974 million, and at the 2024 Academy Awards it won seven awards, including Best Picture; Nolan won his first Oscar for Best Director.