Trivia: This is the highest-grossing film to have never been #1 at the domestic box office. It is also the highest-grossing biopic, as well as the third highest-grossing Best Picture Oscar winner.
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16th Sep 2023
Oppenheimer (2023)
24th Jul 2023
Oppenheimer (2023)
Trivia: This is the first Christopher Nolan film since 2000's Memento not to be distributed by Warner Bros. Nolan's partnership with the studio soured over his dissatisfaction with their decision to release new films on HBO Max on the same day as their theatrical releases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
24th Jul 2023
Oppenheimer (2023)
Question: Why are most of Robert Downey Jr.'s scenes shown in black and white?
24th Jul 2023
Oppenheimer (2023)
Trivia: This is the first Christopher Nolan-directed film since 2002's Insomnia in which Michael Caine does not appear.
20th Jul 2023
Oppenheimer (2023)
Trivia: This film, combined with Barbie, became an internet phenomenon, dubbed "Barbenheimer", due to the fact that the two films were released on the same day, with some filmgoers opting to see the movies together as a double feature for no other reason than their vastly different subject matter.
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Answer: The black and white scenes are shown from the perspective of Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.), whereas the scenes in colour are shown from Oppenheimer's perspective.
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