The Manhattan Project

Name: The Manhattan Project
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1986-06-13
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, John Mahoney

"Paul Stevens' high school science project has gotten a little out of hand. He just built an atomic bomb. Now he's got 11 hours to make sure it doesn't work."

6.1(113 votes)

1h 58m

June 13, 1986

Science FictionThriller

Overview

A gifted high school student steals plutonium from the secret nuclear weapons facility in his home town in order to construct his own nuclear bomb, win a national science fair, and expose the government's secrets.