# Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

> A tense historical drama about the scientists and soldiers whose wartime collaboration created the atomic bomb while exposing the moral cost of technological power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16545

## Facts

- Runtime: 127 min
- Genres: Drama, History, War
- Director: Roland Joffé
- Cast: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern, Ron Frazier, John C. McGinley, Natasha Richardson
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097336/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: serious, foreboding, intellectual, historical film night, serious viewing

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