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How much of Oppenheimer is true? ›

Heavily based on "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin, the movie stays pretty faithful to the man's eventful, unusual life. But that doesn't mean there aren't some exaggerations or inconsistencies.

The R rating for Oppenheimer was earned through heavy themes, sex scenes, nudity, and mature language throughout the movie. Christopher Nolan ventured into new territory with Oppenheimer by delivering his most adult film, featuring graphic sex scenes and nudity.

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Affleck shares a memorably tense scene with Cillian Murphy, where his character questions Oppenheimer about possible spies.

A number of these films also appear on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies lists, but there are many others and several entries with dozens of positive reviews, which are considered surprising to some experts. To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.

Nominated for 13 awards, Oppenheimer won seven, including Best Picture, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.

A big portion of the movie is a dissapointing bait-and-switch. It focuses way too much time on Oppenheimer's pre-Trinity political activity and post-Trinity kangaroo trial without a satisfactory reason to do so.

In the final scene, Oppenheimer asks him: “When I came to you with those calculations, we thought we might start a chain reaction that would destroy the entire world”, to which Einstein replies: “I remember it well. What of it?”. Oppenheimer replies; “I believe we did.”

Contrary to some absurd internet chatter, Nolan did not detonate a real atomic bomb to achieve the stunning visuals in the movie.

The swearing is moderate; I mostly counted F-bombs, 5 if I recall correctly, and a minor bunch of 's—t' and 'a—hole'. The film shows nearly constant smoking of cigarettes and some scenes which include drinking, yet there is little focus laid on substance use.

In the US, the movie has earned an R rating for “sexuality, nudity, and language”, meaning that anyone under the age of 17 will require an adult guardian to accompany them if they want to see the film in cinemas. Oppenheimer's R-rating appears to stem from the movie's graphic sex scenes.

How gory is Oppenheimer? ›

A man envisions a nuclear bomb going off and he imagines what would happen to its victims. We see a woman's skin begin to peel from her face (not as graphic as it sounds), a man vomiting, and a charred corpse lying on the ground that is stepped in.

Oppenheimer met Einstein for the first time in January 1932 when the latter visited Caltech as part of his round-the-world trip during 1931-32. In 1939, Einstein published a paper that argued against the existence of Black holes. Einstein used his own general theory of relativity to arrive at this conclusion.

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J. Robert Oppenheimer / Wife (m. 1940–1967)

Soon after his father died, Peter permanently moved to northern New Mexico to live at a residence his father had purchased years earlier, the Perro Caliente ranch, according to the AHF. According to the AHF, Peter still lives in New Mexico working as a carpenter and has three children: Dorothy, Charles and Ella.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, Greta Gerwig's Barbie starring Margot Robbie as the doll icon has a very fashionable 89 percent positive score, while Christopher Nolan's historical drama Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy is just slightly more explosive at 92 percent.

On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every surveyed critic considered bad have a 0% rating. As of 2023, only 40 films with 20 reviews have received this rating.

“Oppenheimer” wins the Oscar for best picture, sweeping the major awards tonight. Producer Emma Thomas admitted that winning best picture was a dream come true and praised director — and her husband — Christopher Nolan for his talent. “He is brilliant. He is singular,” Thomas said.