Oppenheimer - movie: where to watch stream online (2024)

Christopher Nolan directs World War II biopic

Oppenheimer is a drama biography film adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Produced by Syncopy Inc and Universal Pictures, the film is written and directed by British filmmaker Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception, Tenet). He previously worked primarily with Warner Bros.

Nolan is a vocal advocate for theatrical releases for films rather than direct to streaming services. In light of Warner Bros.’s push to release their 2021 film slate both theatrically and on HBO Max simultaneously, Nolan ended his working relationship with the studio after nearly twenty years. Oppenheimer will be Nolan’s first film with Universal Pictures.

Cillian Murphy stars in the titular role. Murphy and Nolan are frequent collaborators having previously worked together on Dunkirk and Batman Begins. Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place) plays Katherine Oppenheimer. The all-star cast also includes Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), Florence Pugh (A Good Person), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting) and Kenneth Branagh (Murder on the Orient Express).

• 7 December 2020
  
  • Due to the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Warner Bros. announced their intention to give all their 2021 films a simultaneous theatre and HBO Max release. Nolan strongly disagreed with the decision and how it would affect his film Tenet, causing speculation that it would be the last movie he would make with Warner Bros. (Source: Entertainment Tonight)
• 9 September 2021
  
  • It is reported that Nolan was developing a film about J. Robert Oppenheimer with Cillian Murphy billed as the star. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• 22 March 2022
  
  • The casting process was so secretive that some actors weren’t informed of the roles they’d be taking on before agreeing to star in the film. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
• 28 July 2022
  
  • A trailer of the film was released online. Audiences learn that Nolan has brought together the biggest ensemble cast of his career. (Source: Screen Rant)
• 12 December 2022
  
  • First look images of the movie revealed the tension at play in the plot and give an indication of the high-stakes drama. (Source: ScreenRant)
• 18 December 2022
  
  • The first trailer for the movie was released with a voice-over from the lead actor Cillian Murphy playing J. Robert Oppenheimer. (Source: Deadline)
• 8 May 2023
  
  • A full-length trailer and new poster for Oppenheimer was released, showing the high-stakes environment in which the nuclear bomb was invented.(Source: The Playlist)
• 21 May 2023
  
  • Director Christopher Nolan confirms that Oppenheimer will feature a storytelling style similar to his previous film Memento. (Source: The Playlist)
• 1 June 2023
  
  • A featurette is released, with interviews from the set explaining how the film was created in IMAX. (Source: Collider)
• 1 June 2023
  
  • Oppenheimer announces R-rating through its trailer, making it Christopher Nolan's first R-rated project in two decades. (Source: Deadline)
• 4 May 2023
  
  • Only 30 cinemas worldwide will play Oppenheimer in full frame IMAX 15 perf 70mm film, including the IMAX theatre at Melbourne Museum. (Source: Collider)
• 5 June 2023
  
  • Christopher Nolan reveals he wrote the Oppenheimer script in the first person, with stage directions included. (Source: Variety)
• 7 June 2023
  
  • Christopher Nolan reveals the production recreated the Trinity Nuclear Test without CGI for the film. (Source: Collider)
• 20 June 2023
  
  • Christopher Nolan compares the ending of Oppenheimer to that of Inception, and calls Oppenheimer the "most important man who ever lived".
• 20 July 2023
  
  • Oppenheimer is released in cinemas.