Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer became a cultural phenomenon in 2023, earning massive box office success and near-universal acclaim. Cillian Murphy’s Oscar-winning performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer helped cement the film as the definitive modern retelling of the creation of the atomic bomb. Nolan’s three-hour epic not only won Best Picture, but it alsoreignited public fascination with one of history’s most consequential scientific breakthroughs and reshaped how audiences understand a pivotal moment in American history.
