Oppenheimer
2023 History, DramaThe story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Countries
United States of America,
United Kingdom
Actors
Cillian Murphy,
Emily Blunt,
Kenneth Branagh,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Florence Pugh,
Rami Malek,
Matt Damon,
Michael Angarano
Crew
John Papsidera,
Charles Roven,
Christopher Nolan,
Emma Thomas,
Ellen Mirojnick,
Danny Downey,
Steve DeCastro,
Hoyte van Hoytema
Movies like Oppenheimer
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to Oppenheimer. Explore films such as Enemy at the Gates, Jojo Rabbit, and Midway, around the themes of american politics, manhattan project, nuclear physicist. Other notable keywords include nuclear and based on real people.
#1
Enemy at the Gates
Synopsis:
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
Starring:
Bob Hoskins,
Rachel Weisz,
Jude Law
#2
Jojo Rabbit
Synopsis:
A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
Starring:
Scarlett Johansson,
Rebel Wilson,
Sam Rockwell
#3
Midway
Synopsis:
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson,
Dennis Quaid,
Ed Skrein
Plot:
world war two,
explosion,
fire,
warplane,
naval uniform,
u.s. military,
dying young,
pacific ocean,
automatic gunfire,
bomb
...
#4
The Way We Were
Synopsis:
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Starring:
Robert Redford,
Murray Hamilton,
Bradford Dillman
#5
A Clockwork Orange
Synopsis:
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity…
Starring:
Malcolm McDowell,
Patrick Magee,
Adrienne Corri
#6
Schindler's List
Synopsis:
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Starring:
Liam Neeson,
Ben Kingsley,
Caroline Goodall
Plot:
accountant,
champagne,
villa,
womanizer,
soap,
shaving,
female pubic hair,
world war two,
marriage,
holocaust
...
#7
American Sniper
Synopsis:
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, w…
Starring:
Sienna Miller,
Bradley Cooper,
Kyle Gallner
Plot:
assassin,
iraq,
sniper,
mercenary,
violence,
american soldier,
exploitation,
racial slur,
infidelity,
gay slur
...
#8
Watchmen
Synopsis:
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
Starring:
Stephen McHattie,
Billy Crudup,
Jackie Earle Haley
#9
The Wolf of Wall Street
Synopsis:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Starring:
Jonah Hill,
Margot Robbie,
Jon Bernthal
#10
Gandhi
Synopsis:
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Starring:
Ben Kingsley,
Candice Bergen,
Martin Sheen
Plot:
india,
peace,
british india,
surname as title,
non violence,
independence,
south africa,
hindu,
protest,
minister
...
#11
The Lost City of Z
Synopsis:
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
Starring:
Sienna Miller,
Tom Holland,
Angus Macfadyen
Plot:
jungle,
based on true story,
based on book,
explorer,
journey,
raft,
archaeology,
husband wife relationship,
travel,
tribe
...
#12
Pearl Harbor
Synopsis:
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Starring:
Ewen Bremner,
Jon Voight,
Ben Affleck
Plot:
sex,
child abuse,
historically inaccurate,
beer,
bare chested male,
boxer shorts,
fairy godmother,
ale,
golf,
santa claus costume
...
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#13
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Synopsis:
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Starring:
John Hurt,
Cyril Cusack,
Richard Burton
#14
Frida
Synopsis:
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Starring:
Ashley Judd,
Salma Hayek,
Edward Norton
#15
The Last Emperor
Synopsis:
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Starring:
Joan Chen,
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa,
Peter O'Toole
Plot:
china,
based on true story,
emperor,
1950s,
chinese history,
1930s,
1910s,
flash forward,
symbolism,
childhood
...
#16
Andrei Rublev
Synopsis:
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled…
Starring:
Anatoliy Solonitsyn,
Ivan Lapikov,
Nikolay Grinko
Plot:
painter,
genius,
silence,
hunger,
creativity,
guilt,
folklore,
atonement,
religious art,
artist
...
#17
A Simple Favor
Synopsis:
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.
Starring:
Ian Ho,
Anna Kendrick,
Blake Lively
Plot:
drowning,
twin,
missing friend,
missing person,
missing woman,
murder investigation,
female friendship,
martini,
drug user,
lake
...
#18
Inglourious Basterds
Synopsis:
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
Starring:
Michael Fassbender,
Mélanie Laurent,
Brad Pitt
Plot:
revenge,
world war two,
nazi,
alternate history,
france,
brutality,
baseball bat,
bomb,
racism,
movie theater
...
#19
The Imitation Game
Synopsis:
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Starring:
Mark Strong,
Benedict Cumberbatch,
Allen Leech
Plot:
world war two,
code,
computer,
gay slur,
russian spy,
1940s,
london england,
bullying,
suicide,
gay interest
...
#20
GoodFellas
Synopsis:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
Joe Pesci,
Ray Liotta
Plot:
gangster,
mafia,
organized crime,
sadistic psychopath,
rise and fall,
mob,
robbery,
gang violence,
adultery,
infidelity
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