Cinephiles across the globe are eagerly waiting for Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated biographical epic movie ‘Oppenheimer’, which will arrive in theatres tomorrow. Whoever has already watched ‘Oppenheimer’, is in awe of the film. The star-studded venture is headlined by Cillian Murphy, who plays the central role of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was amongst those considered as the “father of the atomic bomb” and ostensibly focuses on his role in the development of the atom bomb during World War II.
Until now, ‘Oppenheimer’ has received 92% critics’ score on reviews aggregation portal Rotten Tomatoes based on 142 reviews. So, has ‘Oppenheimer’ become the best reviewed movie of Christopher Nolan’s splendid directorial career (as per Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score)? Let’s find out.
Christopher Nolan made his directorial debut in the year 1998 with the neo-noir crime thriller movie ‘Following’. He has gone behind the camera to direct a total of twelve films including ‘Oppenheimer’. Here is the full list of the movies directed by him along with their Rotten Tomatoes critics’ scores and their OTT platforms. Let’s see whether ‘Oppenheimer’ is Nolan’s best reviewed movie or not. You’ll be surprised with the results.
12. Tenet – 69% (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube – Rent)
11. Interstellar – 73% (Streaming on Netflix)
10. The Prestige – 76% % (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube – Rent)
9. Following – 82% (Streaming on AMC+)
8. Batman Begins – 84% (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube – Rent)
7. Inception – 87% (Streaming on Netflix)
6. The Dark Knight Rises – 87% (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube – Rent)
5. Oppenheimer – 92% (Not Streaming on OTT)
4. Insomnia – 92% (Not Streaming on OTT)
3. Dunkirk – 92% (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube – Rent)
2. Memento – 93% (Not Streaming on OTT)
1. The Dark Knight – 94% (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube – Rent)
So, as you can see, ‘Oppenheimer’ is far from being the highest rated Christopher Nolan movie on Rotten Tomatoes as of now. The No.1 film on RT is the superhero movie ‘The Dark Knight’ starring Christian Bale as the titular caped crusader Batman. The next two best rated films directed by Christopher Nolan are the mind-bending crime thriller ‘Memento’ followed by the World War II movie ‘Dunkirk’.