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Oppenheimer (15) 35mm

Oscar Week 2024

,Cinema 3
Oppenheimer sits in a room full of men wearing 1940s suits

Nominated for thirteen Oscars, Christopher Nolan presents an epic dive back in to history on Robert J. Oppenheimer - the man who invented the atomic bomb. Played by Cillian Murphy. 

Screening on 35mm film is Christopher Nolan’s 13-time Academy Award nominated epic – the most nominated film at the ceremony this year. 

Joining a spectacular canon which includes Tenet, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Inception and The Dark Knight trilogy, Christopher Nolan jumps back to 1945 to bring us this epic thriller. As the Second World War drags on, scientist Robert J. Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) finds himself in a different kind of battle as he races against the Nazis to develop the atomic bomb.

Tagged with: Cinema Oscar Week 2024

2022 USA dir Christopher Nolan 180 min

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Cinema 3

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Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

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