Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues.
The Manhattan Project has generally received positive reviews.
Review of The Manhattan Project (1986)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 24 Oct 1996
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The Manhattan Project was released in 1986 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 5 reviews, giving The Manhattan Project (1986) an average rating of 63%.
With a score of 63%, The Manhattan Project is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1986 with similar scores include films like An American Tail, The Hitcher and From Beyond.
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