'Oppenheimer' looks at the building of the bomb, and the lingering fallout

Christopher Nolan's latest film Oppenheimer tells the story of the brilliant physicist who oversaw the construction of the first atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer at various stages in his career, and the film's strong supporting cast features Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, and Emily Blunt. Oppenheimer is in theaters now.

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