Fat Man and Little Boy
1989 · 127 min
Directed by Roland Joffé. Written by Bruce Robinson, Roland Joffé. Starring Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack.
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."
Critics 50% · audiences 46% · streaming on Kanopy