What is Oppenheimer about?
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
Oppenheimer (2023)
A cerebral and gritty history unfolds, charting the earnest, suspenseful development of a world-changing weapon.
Epic. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on a book.
79
Really Good
CouchRot Score, from 15 cinephile ratings
Streaming on Peacock and Fandango at Home (free).
Oppenheimer parents guide
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- How gory is Oppenheimer?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is Oppenheimer rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: moderate sex and nudity, and some strong language. Not one for kids.
ConfidenceDialing In
15 ratings deep. Getting dialed in.
ConsensusMostly Agree
DividedNear unanimous
How the 15 ratings land
Cast and crew
Directed byChristopher Nolan
StarringCillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett
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