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5 Films Starring Oppenheimer Fame And Oscar Winner Cillan Murphy
Updated on: 11 March, 2024 03:05 PM IST |Amruta Karulkar
Apart From Oppenheimer, 5 Must Watch Cillian Murphy Films
The ‘Peaky Blinders’ Fame Cillian Murphy recently won the award in the Best Actor category for his film ‘Oppenheimer’ at the Oscars 2024. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film is based on the 2005 book ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’.
The plot revolves around the invention of the devastating atomic bomb by a team of scientists led by Robert J. Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy plays the lead role of Oppenheimer in the movie, with supporting roles from Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, and Matt Damon.
Here are some other notable films you can watch that star Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy in lead or supporting roles.
Murphy plays the character of an heir to a business empire who falls prey to the team’s tactics.
This was the first Christopher Nolan film that starred Cillian Murphy. Although Murphy had initially auditioned for the protagonist of the film, he ended up playing the antagonist, Dr. Jonathan Crane, also known as the Scarecrow.
In ‘Batman Begins’, Murphy plays the character of a psychologist who conducts experiments on violent criminals to produce a fear toxin.
Dunkirk is a World War II epic that stars Murphy in a supporting role titled ‘Shivering Soldier’. In the movie, he plays the character of a survivor of a capsize accident who’s dreading going back to Dunkirk, where a battle with the German forces ensues.
The film stars Harry Styles and Fionn Whitehead and is directed by Christopher Nolan.
Murphy really deviates from his usual roles in this 2005 picture, where the actor plays the character of a transwoman. ‘Breakfast on Pluto’ is a comedy film about Kitten, a young transwoman who leaves her village in search of her mother.
Also Read: Here`s A Shocking Amount Christopher Nolan Earned From Oscar Winning Oppenheimer
The film stars Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea and is directed by Neil Jordan.
Red Eye is a crime thriller film that stars Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams in lead roles. Murphy plays the terrorist in this movie who holds Rachel McAdams’ character hostage in order to aid him in assassinating the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.
The plot revolves around the invention of the devastating atomic bomb by a team of scientists led by Robert J. Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy plays the lead role of Oppenheimer in the movie, with supporting roles from Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, and Matt Damon.
Here are some other notable films you can watch that star Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy in lead or supporting roles.
Inception (2010)
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role, ‘Inception’ is directed by Christopher Nolan. The plot of this cerebral film involves an espionage agent and his team, who enter people’s dreams and alter their perception of reality.Murphy plays the character of an heir to a business empire who falls prey to the team’s tactics.
Batman Begins (2005)
This was the first Christopher Nolan film that starred Cillian Murphy. Although Murphy had initially auditioned for the protagonist of the film, he ended up playing the antagonist, Dr. Jonathan Crane, also known as the Scarecrow. In ‘Batman Begins’, Murphy plays the character of a psychologist who conducts experiments on violent criminals to produce a fear toxin.
Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk is a World War II epic that stars Murphy in a supporting role titled ‘Shivering Soldier’. In the movie, he plays the character of a survivor of a capsize accident who’s dreading going back to Dunkirk, where a battle with the German forces ensues.The film stars Harry Styles and Fionn Whitehead and is directed by Christopher Nolan.
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Murphy really deviates from his usual roles in this 2005 picture, where the actor plays the character of a transwoman. ‘Breakfast on Pluto’ is a comedy film about Kitten, a young transwoman who leaves her village in search of her mother.Also Read: Here`s A Shocking Amount Christopher Nolan Earned From Oscar Winning Oppenheimer
The film stars Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea and is directed by Neil Jordan.
Red Eye (2005)
Red Eye is a crime thriller film that stars Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams in lead roles. Murphy plays the terrorist in this movie who holds Rachel McAdams’ character hostage in order to aid him in assassinating the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. ADVERTISEMENT
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