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Name: Oppenheimer
Director: Christopher Nolan
Genre: drama, history
Released: 2023
Duration: 3 h 1 min
Rating: 8.2

Oppenheimer has an iRankMovies score of 86.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Oppenheimer (2023)

The world forever changes.

Release:2023

Runtime:3h 1m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Christopher Nolan

Language:English

Genre

DramaHistory

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Keywords

Husband Wife RelationshipBased On Novel Or BookAtomic BombPatriotismNew MexicoWorld War IiAtomic Bomb TestPhysics

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Oppenheimer rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.2/10· 1M votes

Rotten Tomatoes93%

Metacritic90%

TMDb8.032/10· 12K votes

With 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.2/10 on IMDb and 90/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Oppenheimer

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Cast of Oppenheimer

Cillian Murphy
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Emily Blunt
as Kitty Oppenheimer
Matt Damon
as Leslie Groves
Robert Downey Jr.
as Lewis Strauss
Florence Pugh
as Jean Tatlock
Josh Hartnett
as Ernest Lawrence
Casey Affleck
as Boris Pash
Rami Malek
as David Hill
Kenneth Branagh
as Niels Bohr
Benny Safdie
as Edward Teller
Jason Clarke
as Roger Robb
Dylan Arnold
as Frank Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer facts

Budget: $100M
Box office: $952M

Our take on Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan's 2023 epic dramatises the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb, and the triumph and torment of building a weapon that could end the world. Sprawling, propulsive and morally fraught, it turns physics and politics into towering tragedy. If its scale and ethical weight gripped you, seek out ambitious historical dramas and biopics about genius, consequence and the price of world-changing power.

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Christopher Nolan crafts ambitious historical drama balancing personal and political stakes
•Atomic bomb test sequence generates visceral tension despite knowing historical outcome
•Historical figures depicted with moral ambiguity rather than simple hero-villain dynamics

What the audience disliked

•Complex narrative structure demands significant viewer attention and concentration
•Some secondary characters blur together in the expansive ensemble portrayal