Oppenheimer (2023)
Ranked 9 of 24 films by recommenders
People recommend it as a well-made, absorbing portrayal of Oppenheimer that looks good on a large TV. Critics mostly object to muddled sound, hard-to-follow scenes and a weak bomb test.
People recommend it as a well-made, absorbing portrayal of Oppenheimer that looks good on a large TV. Critics mostly object to muddled sound, hard-to-follow scenes and a weak bomb test.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 50%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1 recommender for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well-made and enjoyable overall
“I personally liked Oppenheimer fine as it was (except the crappy explosion)”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “Pirating the Pirates” “I liked Barbie and Oppenheimer , both were well-done”
Comment from 15 Mar 2026 in “Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis” Looks good on a large TV
“Oppenheimer didnt suffer from either of those issues but I've only watched it once on a good TV”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “Stranger Things Creator Says Turn Off "Garbage" Settings” “I really enjoy watching Dune (or Openheimer, or even less bombastic movies) on my 65" TV”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption"”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Poor sound mixing and audio
“The audio was really bad, which makes it nearly impossible to follow without subtitles.”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Pirating the Pirates” “The dead silence to 100dB boom was unreasonable, dangerous, and amateurish filmmaking.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Lost Images from the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test Restored” “his weird sound mixing philosophy”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “Pirating the Pirates” Hard to follow without subtitles
“The audio was really bad, which makes it nearly impossible to follow without subtitles.”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Pirating the Pirates” “The movie is bad cause nobody can tell what is going on, or they can but it's a chore without reward.”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “Pirating the Pirates” Weak explosions and nuclear test
“I personally liked Oppenheimer fine as it was (except the crappy explosion)”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “Pirating the Pirates” “It looked like someone set off a bunch of chemical explosives.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Lost Images from the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test Restored” “I remain shocked at how lame the nuke in Oppenheimer looked.”
Comment from 25 Jul 2026 in “SpaceX Starship Flight 13 livestream [video]” Glossed over key characters and events
“they completely glossed over Graves in Oppenheimer, one of the many reasons I hated that movie”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “America's Greatest Strategic Blunder: The Imprisonment of Qian Xuesen” “I disliked the movie because it spent so little time on on the building.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “America's Greatest Strategic Blunder: The Imprisonment of Qian Xuesen”
Other films people recommend
The four most recommended other films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan | 50 | 37 | 57% | 7 | — | — |
| Perfect Days (2023 film) | 19 | 1 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Secret Agent (2025 film) | 18 | 9 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
| One Battle After Another | 17 | 14 | 55% | 5 | — | — |
| Oppenheimer (2023)This page | 10 | 10 | 50% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
22 of the 24 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Mainly the scene where Oppenheimer randomly has sex during the questioning.”
“it was just annoying and didn't add anything”
“The audio was really bad, which makes it nearly impossible to follow without subtitles.”
“I bought the movie in order to watch it but felt disappointed”
“I personally liked Oppenheimer fine as it was (except the crappy explosion)”
“The movie is bad cause nobody can tell what is going on, or they can but it's a chore without reward.”
“his weird sound mixing philosophy”
“the glitter was painfully lame”
“I remain shocked at how lame the nuke in Oppenheimer looked.”
“I hated the movie Oppenheimer for the same reason.”
“It really did make the extreme gravity of the event sink in very deeply.”
“The dead silence to 100dB boom was unreasonable, dangerous, and amateurish filmmaking.”
“this is one spot where that approach failed hard”
“they didn't want the bomb to steal the show”
“It looked like someone set off a bunch of chemical explosives.”
“I disliked the movie because it spent so little time on on the building.”
“they completely glossed over Graves in Oppenheimer, one of the many reasons I hated that movie”
“I liked Barbie and Oppenheimer , both were well-done”
“those seem pretty hard to argue with”
“I really enjoy watching Dune (or Openheimer, or even less bombastic movies) on my 65" TV”
“Oppenheimer didnt suffer from either of those issues but I've only watched it once on a good TV”
“I think for exposing a man's experience, it's quite good.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.