Christopher Nolan movies in order of release

Christopher Edward Nolan is a British-American filmmaker known for his complex storytelling. Born on 30 July 1970, Nolan is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of the 21st century. He has received multiple awards, including nominations for eight Academy Awards, and his films have grossed more than $6 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing directors. In 2024, he was honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship. He has also been nominated at the Oscars for his latest movie Oppenheimer.

Christopher Nolan movies in order of release

• Following (1998)

• Memento (2000)

• Insomnia (2002)

• Batman Begins (2005)

• The Prestige (2006)

• The Dark Knight (2008)

• Inception (2010)

• The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

• Interstellar (2014)

• Dunkirk (2017)

• Tenet (2020)

• Oppenheimer (2023)

Is Oppenheimer nominated for the Oscars?

Yes, the movie Oppenheimer has been nominated under 13 categories, making it one of the highest nominated movies in the Oscars of 2024. They are as follows

Best Picture: Oppenheimer, Producers - Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan

Best Director: Christopher Nolan

Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy

Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr.

Actress in a Supporting Role: Emily Blunt

Adapted Screenplay: Oppenheimer, written for the screen by Christopher Nolan

Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema

Costume Design: Ellen Mirojnick

Sound: Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell

Original Score: Ludwig Göransson

Makeup and Hairstyling: Luisa Abel

Production Design: Ruth De Jong; set decoration: Claire Kaufman

Film Editing: Jennifer Lame

What is Oppenheimer about?

Oppenheimer is a 2023 biographical film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film ensembles a stellar cast with Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt as Oppenheimer's wife Kitty, Matt Damon as head of the Manhattan Project Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as the United States Atomic Energy Commission member Lewis Strauss and Florence Pugh as Oppenheimer's communist lover Jean Tatlock.

The movie follows Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist famously known as the father of the atomic bomb, for his role in the Manhattan Project during World War II. The movie is based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The film mainly focuses on the career of Oppenheimer, focusing on his early days in college, his involvement in the Manhattan Project during World War II, and his eventual fall from grace because of the security hearing. The supporting cast are Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh.