The Manhattan Project
1986 · 1h 58m · Science Fiction, Thriller · United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)
Paul Stevens' high school science project has gotten a little out of hand. He just built an atomic bomb. Now he's got 11 hours to make sure it doesn't work.
A gifted high school student steals plutonium from the secret nuclear weapons facility in his home town in order to construct his own nuclear bomb, win a national science fair, and expose the government's secrets.
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Marshall Brickman6.1Smart score
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