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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.”
6.2 / 10• 1986• 1h 58m•PG-13• English
Science FictionThriller
Storyline
A gifted high school student steals plutonium from the secret nuclear weapons facility in his home town in order to construct his own nuclear bomb, win a national science fair, and expose the government's secrets.
Cast & Crew
John Lithgow
John Mathewson
Lead
Christopher Collet
Paul Stephens
Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
Jill Eikenberry
Elizabeth Stephens
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
Sully Boyar
Night Guard
Timothy Carhart
Relief Guard
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marshall Brickman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Manhattan Project is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
