The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project is a 1986 American science fiction thriller film that explores the theme of Cold War tensions in the 1980s, revolving around a high school student building a nuclear bomb for a science fair.
ReleasedJun 13, 1986
Budget$18M
Box Office$4M
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The Manhattan Project
0.1
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John Lithgow
John Mathewson
2.6
2
John Mahoney
Lt. Col. Conroy
1.7
3
Richard Jenkins
Radiation Controls Officer
1.4
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Cynthia Nixon
Jenny Anderman
1.3
5
Robert Sean Leonard
Max
1.3
6
Debbie Gibson
Background (uncredited)
1.2
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