Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy.
Fat Man and Little Boy has generally received mixed reviews.
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Fat Man and Little Boy was released in 1989 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 52 reviews, giving Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) an average rating of 55%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 63%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 53%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Fat Man and Little Boy than critics were.
With a score of 55%, Fat Man and Little Boy is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1989, which stands at 57%.
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