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Fat Man and Little Boy

1989·2h 7m·PG-13
DramaBiographyWarHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.5/10
9,854 votes
Metascore
50
Metacritic

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret WWII project, and the first atomic bombs designed, built, and tested in Los Alamos.

Fat Man and Little Boy is a 1989 drama biography movie directed by Roland Joffé, starring John Cusack, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Newman. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 9,854 votes and runs 2h 7m.

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Director
Roland Joffé
Stars
John Cusack
Bonnie Bedelia
Paul Newman
Dwight Schultz
Details
1989-10-20
127 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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