Einstein and the Bomb

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Einstein and the Bomb

2024

1h 16m

Drama

History

Documentary

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Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama chronicles what happened after the scientist fled Nazi Germany and dives into the mind of this tortured genius.

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Chris Vognar

Rolling Stone

Packs a wallop in detailing how the man widely considered the father of atomic energy came to influence the innovations of the Manhattan Project, and how he lived to regret it.

Feb 19, 2024

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

A moving and even poetic mixed-media meditation on Albert Einstein...

Feb 17, 2024

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

This thrilling exploration of several topics surrounding Einstein will leave anyone and everyone in awe.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 4, 2024

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

While it has a TV movie production level, it cleverly takes archival material to deliver an entertaining fiction, somewhat telenovela-like, that helps paint the war climate scientists experienced at that time. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Feb 29, 2024

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

There is no need to worry because everything is quite explained, and even some phrases are reiterated throughout the film. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/4

Feb 27, 2024

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Rohan Naahar

The Indian Express

Cheaply made and not particularly insightful, the new Netflix historical docudrama claims to be fact-based but relies mostly on silly reenactments.

Feb 27, 2024

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Doug B

Fairly interesting story of Einstein's relocation to England and eventually to the USA against the backdrop of the increasing horror of the uprising of Hitler's Germany. Einstein's involvement in the bomb is only briefly touched on and you are left wondering what the point of the film was. The actor in the lead doesn't suit the part and his poor makeup is a constant distraction.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/06/24

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Alejandro E

The lesser known side of Albert Einstein; It is not only the reason why he fled Germany, and where he got the inspiration for his studies on relativity, it is the approximate truth of whether or not he had anything to do with the construction of the atomic bomb. The follow-up, far from being tedious, turns out to be absorbing, even for those who do not like documentaries.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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T F

I'd have preferred something more factual and less lecturing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Ask B

The trailer was enticing, the movie a great disappointment. Mostly repetitions of the same quotes with empty melodramatic filling. Provocatively bad.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/08/24

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Iman R

Seems like this was quickly and shoddily made to take advantage of Oppenheimer fever...it has some good archival footage but the dramatic reenactments are terrible...not worth watching and I regret doing so.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Valerii Ege D

Einstein and the Bomb tries to show the renowned scientist's sorrow and society's condemnation because of his participation in the Nuclear Bomb. The idea is well-thought-out, but crafting it is like a mediocre YouTube video. It could have been a movie, not a documentary.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Anthony Philipson

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Synopsis

Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama chronicles what happened after the scientist fled Nazi Germany and dives into the mind of this tortured genius.

Director: Anthony Philipson
Producer: Anne Mensah
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: BBC Studios
Genre: Drama, History, Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 16, 2024
Runtime: 1h 16m

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