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The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

1986 · Movie · 1h 58m · PG-13

Synopsis

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.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb6.1/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes50%21%
Metacritic61/10021%
TMDB6.2/10123 votes16%
Balasaur Score59100%

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