Movie poster for The Manhattan Project
TMDb Rating
6.1/10

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The Manhattan Project (1986)

Science FictionThriller
118 min

"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."

Plot Summary

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.

Director

Marshall Brickman

Top Cast

John LithgowChristopher ColletCynthia NixonJill EikenberryJohn Mahoney

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