Overview

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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

533

Name

Manhattan Project

Genre

Action,Adventure

Leads

Lithgow,J

Rating

4
Content Advisory

Parental guidance, Bad Language

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Science Fiction, Thriller

Id

30194

Popularity

8.748

Release Date

1986-06-13

Title

The Manhattan Project

Vote Average

6.2

Vote Count

95

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$3,900,000

Runtime

118 minutes