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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

2023 · 88 min

A sober, archive-driven reckoning that weighs scientific triumph against catastrophic human cost, leaving a heavy, uneasy aftertaste.

Directed by
Christopher Cassel
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Ellen Bradbury Reid, Christopher Nolan
Overview
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.

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Free in the UK
  • Channel 4
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Christopher Cassel
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Ellen Bradbury Reid, Christopher Nolan
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  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • science
  • morality
  • death
  • power
Places
  • military
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Free
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Details

Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Christopher Cassel
Starring
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Ellen Bradbury Reid, Christopher Nolan, Jon Else, Kai Bird, Bill Nye, Richard Rhodes, Mareena Robinson Snowden
Music
Anna Drubich
Cinematography
Tim Metzger
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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