poster movie

The Manhattan Project

Paul Stevens' high school science project has gotten a little out of hand. He just built an atomic bomb. Now he's got 11 hours to make sure it doesn't work.

6.201 average rating
6.201
English / 118 MIN. / 1986

The Genres

The Synopsis

Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues.

The Cast

John LithgowChristopher ColletCynthia NixonJill EikenberryJohn MahoneyRichard JenkinsRobert Sean LeonardSteve BlumSarah BurkeRobert SchenkkanRichard CouncilFred MelamedNed Eisenberg

Recommended

Movies

poster movie

The Howling

6.579 average rating
poster movie

Harry and the Hendersons

6.1 average rating
poster movie

Canadian Bacon

5.777 average rating
poster movie

Prisoners of the Sun

3.875 average rating
poster movie

The Good Hope

6.577 average rating
poster movie

Platoon

7.742 average rating
poster movie

Source Code

7.301 average rating
poster movie

The Usual Suspects

8.175 average rating
poster movie

Blade Runner

7.939 average rating
poster movie

Fight Club

8.438 average rating
poster movie

The Shining

8.212 average rating
poster movie

BlacKkKlansman

7.496 average rating
poster movie

Interstellar

8.455 average rating
poster movie

Big Fish

7.758 average rating
poster movie

The Shawshank Redemption

8.71 average rating
poster movie

Wild Tales

7.867 average rating
poster movie

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

7.925 average rating
poster movie

The Truman Show

8.147 average rating
poster movie

Marriage Story

7.733 average rating
poster movie

Green Book

8.233 average rating