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Christopher Nolan’s grand project,Oppenheimer, has earned yet another admirer in the form of the Academy Award-winning director, Oliver Stone. Often associated with controversial films centered around American politics, Stone has notably explored the lives of US Presidents in his films includingJFK,Nixon, andW., and produced a trilogy on the US involvement in the Vietnam War.
Oliver Stone also catapulted Tom Cruise to legendary status through the anti-war drama filmBorn on the Fourth of July. In many reviews, comparisons were drawn between Nolan’s biographical drama and Stone’s directorial style in the critically acclaimedJFK.
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Oliver Stone Tweeted His Opinion OnOppenheimer
In his praise forOppenheimer, Oliver Stone labels it a ‘classic’ movie, commendingNolanfor his layered screenplay writing. Surprisingly, Stone also discloses that he once contemplated creating a film based on the life of the Father of the Atom Bomb. But thePlatoondirector could not go through with the attempt to weave an intriguing tale around the theoretical physicist’s story.
Saturday, I sat through 3 hours of#Oppenheimer, gripped by Chris Nolan’s narrative. His screenplay is layered & fascinating. Familiar with the book by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin, I once turned the project down because I couldn’t find my way to its essence. Nolan has found it.pic.twitter.com/4WSljbYxPb
— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone)July 19, 2025
TheNatural Born Killersdirector’s appreciation extends to the film’s cast, with special mention of lead actorCillian Murphy. Talking about Murphy’s exaggerated eyes, Stone tweeted:
His direction is mind-boggling & eye-popping as he takes reams of incident and cycles it into an exciting torrent of action inside all the talk. Each actor is a surprise to me, especially Cillian Murphy, whose exaggerated eyes here feel normal playing a genius like#Oppenheimer.pic.twitter.com/GwXqUq1V7j
Discussing the historical events of 1945, Stone also noted that he doubted whether such a movie could be made in the current climate of the United States:
#Oppenheimeris a classic, which I never believed could be made in this climate. Bravo. Two historical points I’d argue. Historian Peter Kuznick and I, in our#UntoldHistoryoftheUnitedStatesseries (2012), made the important distinction that —pic.twitter.com/3AkValOlRi
Oliver Stone is not the only Hollywood filmmaker to laud Nolan’s cinematic marvel. Across the globe, moviegoers are celebratingOppenheimerfor its brilliance.
Also Read:“Shame on the production team”: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Lands Yet Another Controversy After Failing to Credit VFX Crew for a Strange Reason
OppenheimerHas Positive Reviews From All Over
Earlier, screenwriter Paul Schrader hailed the movie as the most important film of this century, saying it would“blow the door off the hinges”.Kai Bird, the author of the bookAmerican Prometheus, on which the movie is based, praised the film as a stunning artistic achievement, affirming that it would initiate a global conversation on the topics Robert Oppenheimer sought to talk about.
Also Read:Oppenheimer Review: Nolan’s Magnum Opus
The Nolan movie has already collected more than $400 million worldwide despite its three-hour run time. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the movie emerged as a blockbuster, even amid stiff competition from Warner Brothers’ movie,Barbie.
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