Oppenheimer

critic Reviews

, 93% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Oppenheimer marks another engrossing achievement from Christopher Nolan that benefits from Murphy's tour-de-force performance and stunning visuals.
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    Kimber MyersCrooked Marquee
    This is a complex look at a complicated man, but Oppenheimer unequivocally establishes that this is a story worth telling -- and that Nolan was the perfect filmmaker to do it.
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    Keith PhippsThe Reveal (Substack)
    Every scene feels like a cataclysm waiting to happen, fitting for a film that builds, step-by-step, to the creation of a cataclysm machine. Oppenheimer both summons awe for what it took to build the bomb and for the changes it wrought.
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    Damian LevyDamianMichaelMovies.com
    As he corrals the world’s scientists to follow behind him Robert Oppenheimer is magnetic, more akin to a cult leader than a lowly whitecoat.
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    tt stern-enziWXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
    [Nolan] captures that theoretical aspect of Oppenheimer on the screen in very personal moments... that energy, that swirl of passion in the unknown it's all there, and it is phenomenal to watch.
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    Adam Mullins-KhatibChicago Reader
    Christopher Nolan’s newest film is jarring and memorable, an ode to creation and consequence.
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    Adam NaymanThe Ringer
    Everything about Christopher Nolan’s latest movie is massive. The level of shock and awe is breathtaking, but it can also be taxing.
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    Sara HerediaSensacine
    A cinematographic marvel by all measures. [Full review in Spanish]
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    Michael CalleriNiagara Gazette
    The explosion of the test bomb is a bravura dance of imagery and sound, but also lack of sound. It’s an understanding of power without any of the essential characters in that moment knowing precisely what’s to come.
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    Anthony Gagliardi The Movie Podcast
    Oppenheimer is mythic, massive, and a masterful work from Christopher Nolan. Murphy & Downey Jr. deliver career best performances in what is the most important movie of the decade.
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    John McDonaldAustralian Financial Review
    Oppenheimer is a flawed genius who can grapple with the intricacies of quantum mechanics but can’t resolve the moral dilemmas that plague his public and private lives.
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