The Manhattan Project (1986)
47 %
Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 8 Rotten:9 Average Rating: 5.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs
Synopsis: A bright teenager has high hopes of winning first prize at a science fair.The project he concocts is a fully-operational A-bomb. The U.S. military sees him as a terrorist and he doesn't have long to persuade them he's not. [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Timothy Carhart, Jill Eikenberry
Director: Marshall Brickman
Screenwriter: Marshall Brickman
Composer: Philippe Sarde
Producer: Jennifer Ogden, Marshall Brickman
Screenwriter: Marshall Brickman
Composer: Philippe Sarde
Producer: Jennifer Ogden, Marshall Brickman
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The Manhattan Project remains a clever time capsule of 80s nuclear commentary and a timeless, endlessly watchable thriller.
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07/12/07
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08/30/04
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Many viewers will find themselves cheering for the military men and FBI agents a they try to stop this self-centered kid from achieving his dream of personal glory.
08/25/04
a highly underrated film that anyone can enjoy -- even if you aren't a massive, massive nerd.
02/10/04
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01/01/00
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There was something absorbing about these nuclear scientists doing their job.
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