Movies Like Oppenheimer
Loved Oppenheimer (2023)? These 30 films share its DNA — the same mood, themes and craft. The list comes from what millions of other Oppenheimer fans went on to watch and rate, so it reflects real viewing habits rather than a genre tag. The Heroes of Telemark, Slaughterhouse-Five and The Quiet Earth are the closest matches.
30 titles · average score 7.1 ·
The top 5 picks
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The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
★ 6.9 · 186 ratingsSet in German-occupied Norway, resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the German heavy water production plant in rural Telemark.
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Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
★ 6.5 · 258 ratingsBilly Pilgrim, a veteran of the Second World War, finds himself mysteriously detached from time, so that he is able to travel, without being able to help it, from the days of his childhood to those of his peculiar life…
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The Quiet Earth (1985)
★ 6.6 · 649 ratingsAfter a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
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Unthinkable (2010)
★ 6.8 · 1,494 ratingsThe government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes…
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Nuremberg (2025)
★ 7.6 · 1,333 ratingsIn postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's…
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How this list is ranked
We build this page from TMDB's recommendation graph — the titles that people who watched Oppenheimer went on to watch and rate highly — then drop anything without a poster or a meaningful number of ratings. It refreshes daily, so as viewing habits shift the list shifts with them.
Frequently asked questions
What should I watch after Oppenheimer?
The Heroes of Telemark (1965) is the closest match, rated 6.9 by 186 viewers. Slaughterhouse-Five, The Quiet Earth and Unthinkable are the next best bets.
How do you decide what is similar to Oppenheimer?
From what Oppenheimer viewers actually watched and rated next, not just from matching genre tags. That surfaces titles that share its tone and themes even when they sit in a different category.
Is this list updated?
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