Every Christopher Nolan film ranked from worst to best
Oppenheimer (2023)
Only Nolan could attract millions to the multiplex for a three-hour, oft-monochromatic character study about the man who invented the atomic bomb. Of course, the whole Barbenheimer phenomenon undoubtedly helped put more bums on seats. But even without Margot Robbie’s cheerful pink counterpart, Oppenheimer would still have pulled in the numbers. Drawing on career-best turns from Nolan regular Cillian Murphy as the titular physicist and Robert Downey Jr as his bureaucratic friend-turned-foe Lewis Strauss, Nolan takes what on paper could be dry subject matter and transforms it into a dazzling, yet still thought-provoking, piece of cinema. His first Oscar wins for Best Picture and Best Director were undeniably deserved. (Stream on iPlayer. Rent on YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV, Sky Store or Prime Video). (Photo: Universal Pictures/AP)
