The Manhattan Project(1986)

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.

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Director: Marshall Brickman

Actors: John Lithgow, Richard Council, Robert Schenkkan, Paul Austin, Adrian Sparks, Curt Dempster, Bran Ferren, Christopher Collet, Jill Eikenberry, Cynthia Nixon

Release date: 1986-06-13

Country of origin: United States of America

Length: 1h 58m

Ratings:

• 6.1/10
• 50%
• 61/100