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2023 · 181 min · R

Oppenheimer

Directed by Christopher Nolan · Drama, History

Oppenheimer (2023) is a Drama film, directed by Christopher Nolan set in Los Alamos and Princeton during the 1930s–1950s. It runs 181 minutes and is rated R.

A biopic and courtroom, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of guilt & shame, power & corruption, and war's cost play out through non linear / fractured timeline and multiple perspectives.

Composer
Ludwig Göransson
Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema
Cast
Cillian MurphyEmily BluntMatt DamonRobert Downey Jr.Florence PughJosh HartnettCasey AffleckRami Malek

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Los AlamosPrinceton
Setting
DesertUrban
When
1930s1940s1950s

Premise & themes

Premise
BiopicCourtroom
Themes
Guilt & ShamePower & CorruptionWar's Cost
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineMultiple PerspectivesFrame Narrative
Tone
BleakTenseContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
True Story

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