TMDb6.2 / 10

Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

Name: Fat Man and Little Boy
Director: Roland Joffé
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1989-10-20
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern

The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.

127 min · United Kingdom, United States of America · Dir. Roland Joffé

Drama History War 1989 movies

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."