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Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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You can watch Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."
Stifling tension and moral dread permeate every frame as the race to build the atomic bomb pushes human intellect to its breaking point. Paul Newman and Dwight Schultz collide in a volatile clash of military discipline versus scientific conscience.
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Roland Joffé
Cast
Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern, Ron Frazier, John C. McGinley, Natasha Richardson, Ron Vawter, Michael Brockman
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Fat Man and Little Boy
You can watch Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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Director
Roland Joffé
Cast
Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern, Ron Frazier, John C. McGinley, Natasha Richardson, Ron Vawter, Michael Brockman
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Watch Fat Man and Little Boy on Kanopy with a participating library card. Availability last verified October 13, 2026.