Every Cillian Murphy Movie Ranked Worst To Best

Oppenheimer isn't just the apex of Christopher Nolan's preoccupation with staggering set pieces, sound design, and understanding the human condition; it's also the peak of his collaborative history with Cillian Murphy, his most commendable supporting player here given centre stage for the role of a lifetime.

As J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb whose undeniable genius ended up damning him, Murphy deploys every weapon in his arsenal to craft a performance of harrowing depth. Fully transformative, he's a haunted soul burdened by guilt, but also a brilliant man driven by his desire to do what he thinks is the right thing.

After years of playing every character there is to play, it was with his most recent Nolan collab that Cillian Murphy fell into his most compelling role - and one of the greatest Nolan himself has ever directed this side of Heath Ledger's Joker.

Wherever Murphy goes from here, there's no doubt we'll be right there with him. The sky's the limit.