Summary
Using masterfully restored footage from recently declassified images, The Bomb tells a powerful story of the most destructive invention in human history.
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- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 88GoodWatch 81
Audience score100%
IMDb7.6
Running time
1 h 55 min
Longer than most documentaries, +19 min on the typical 96
typical 96115Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries
+2Released
2015
July 29, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Rushmore DeNooyer Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 3
- Kirk Wolfinger Producer
- Lisa Goodfellow Bowe Associate Producer
- Britt Knowlton Production Manager
Camera · 8
- Rob Massey Director of Photography
- Tom Kaufman Director of Photography
- Joseph Friedman Director of Photography
- Doug Crawford Director of Photography
- Rob Humphreys Director of Photography
- Guy Livneh Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Doug Quade Editor
- Ryan Shepheard Editor
- Cathy Carapella Archival Footage Research
- Rich Remsberg Archival Footage Research
Other crew · 1
- Mary Antinozzi Soule Post Production Supervisor
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