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The Manhattan Project

PG-13 1986 Science Fiction, Thriller · 1h 58m
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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.

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Movie Score

63%

Released

June 13, 1986,

Director

Marshall Brickman

Cast

John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, John Mahoney, Richard Jenkins

Genre

Science Fiction, Thriller

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