Oppenheimer streaming: where to watch movie online? (2024)

Actor Cillian Murphy and director Christopher Nolan combine for the fifth time in this R-rated biopic

Oppenheimer is a biographical drama film produced by Universal Pictures and Syncopy Inc. The movie is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Oppenheimer is written and directed by the acclaimed British filmmaker Christopher Nolan. His previous work includes Memento, The Dark Knight, Inception, and Tenet. While Warner Bros. were previously his primary partners in film distribution and financing, Oppenheimer marks the first time the director makes a movie with Universal Pictures.

Starring in the biopic are Cillian Murphy as the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy is known for his roles in previous Christopher Nolan movies such asDunkirk, Batman Begins while also leading the television series, Peaky Blinders. Opposite him is Emily Blunt playing Katherine 'Kitty' Oppenheimer. She is best known for her roles in A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II. The star-studded ensemble cast behind them includes Rami Malek, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, and Kenneth Branagh amongst others. Oppenheimer was released in theaters worldwide on July 21, 2023. Check back with JustWatch to learn when and where the movie will be available for streaming.

• December 7, 2020
  • Due to the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Warner Bros. announced their intention to give all their 2021 films a simultaneous theater and HBO Max release. Nolan strongly disagreed with the decision and how it would affect his film Tenet, causing speculation that it would be the last movie her would make with Warner Bros. (Source: Entertainment Tonight)
• September 9, 2021
  • It is reported that Nolan was developing a film about J. Robert Oppenheimer with Cillian Murphy billed as the star. (Source: Deadline Hollywood)
• March 22, 2022
  • The casting process was so secretive that some actors weren’t informed of the roles they’d be taking on before agreeing to star in the film. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
• July 28, 2022
  • A trailer of the film is released online. Audiences learn that the film is in black and white, and that Nolan has brought together his biggest ensemble cast in his career.(Source: Screen Rant)
• December 12, 2022
  • First look images of the movie reveal the tension at play in the plot and give an indication of the high-stakes drama. (Source: Screen Rant)
• December 18, 2022
  • The first trailer for the movie was released with a voice-over from the lead actor Cillian Murphy playing J. Robert Oppenheimer. (Source: Deadline)
• May 8, 2023
  • A full-length trailer and new poster for Oppenheimer was released. It shows the tense circ*mstances around the creation of the nuclear bomb. (Source: The Playlist)
• May 22, 2023
  • Director Christopher Nolan confirmed that Oppenheimer uses a similar method to his previous movie Memento,where monochrome and color footage represented different timelines within the same narrative. (Source: The Playlist)
• June 1, 2023
  • A featurette is released showing the process of shooting the entire film in the IMAX format. (Source: Collider)
• June 2, 2023
  • It is confirmed that the movie will be R-rated. It marks the first time the director will create an R-rated movie in two decades.(Source: Deadline)
• June 5, 2023
  • It is announced that only 30 theaters worldwide will show Oppenheimer in the Full Frame IMAX format. (Source: Collider)
• June 5, 2023
  • It is reported that Christopher Nolan wrote the script of the movie in the first-person. The filmmaker confirmed it was the first time he had used that technique. (Source: Variety)
• June 7, 2023
  • Filmmaker Christopher Nolan and crew recreated the first ever nuclear test explosion in order to film it for the movie. (Source: Collider)
• June 23, 2023
  • The director of the movie Christopher Nolan hints that Oppenheimer has a complicated ending and compares it to one of his previous movies, the mind-bending thriller,Inception.(Source: ScreenRant)
• July 11, 2023
  • A new featurette is released showcasing the practical effects of the movie. It confirms that film features no CGI shots.(Source: ScreenRant)
• July 21, 2023
  • Oppenheimer was released in theaters worldwide. (Source: Deadline)