Oppenheimer (2023)
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
9 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
In 1959, the senate questions former AEC chairman Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.) about his relations with Oppenheimer. In 1954, a committee questions Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), who remembers his past.
Duration: 00:08:30
Timestamp: 00:00:30
Contributor: Julia Sayette
The Manhattan Project
General Groves (Matt Damon) recruits Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) to lead the Manhattan project.
Duration: 00:09:31
Timestamp: 00:43:02
Contributor: Julia Sayette
An American Prometheus
Niels Bohr (Kenneth Branagh) speaks with Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) about the dangerous power the bomb will unleash in the world.
Duration: 00:01:45
Timestamp: 01:25:20
Contributor: Julia Sayette
The H Bomb
The AEC discusses the hydrogen ("H") bomb.
Duration: 00:03:09
Timestamp: 01:30:47
Contributor: Julia Sayette
Trinity (The First Detonation of a Nuclear Weapon)
The first nuclear weapon, Trinity, is detonated at Los Alamos. Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) sends a message to his wife, "Kitty" (Emily Blunt), that the test has occurred.
Duration: 00:08:57
Timestamp: 01:51:19
Contributor: Julia Sayette
Reflections on Hiroshima
Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) and the other engineers at Los Alamos listen to Truman's report of Hiroshima on the radio. Then Oppenheimer gives a speech celebrating the bomb's "success."
Duration: 00:05:59
Timestamp: 02:03:05
Contributor: Julia Sayette
Oppenheimer Meets with Truman
Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) meets with President Truman (Gary Oldman). They discuss the atomic bomb, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and an arms race with the USSR.
Duration: 00:03:43
Timestamp: 02:09:07
Contributor: Julia Sayette
Oppenheimer and Strauss
Before his 1959 senate hearing, Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.) speaks to his assistants about Oppenheimer. In 1954, Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) is questioned about his views on the atomic and hydrogen bombs.
Duration: 00:04:34
Timestamp: 02:42:34
Contributor: Julia Sayette
Closing Sequence
In a flashback, the contents of Oppenheimer's (Cillian Murphy) conversation with Einstein (Tom Conti) are revealed.
Duration: 00:02:55
Timestamp: 02:51:17
Contributor: Julia Sayette