A baby went to see Oppenheimer and the internet is reeling

Florence Pugh and Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer
(Image credit: Universal)

A baby has seen Oppenheimer, and the internet can't quite believe it. 

Christopher Nolan's three-hour epic is a heavy watch for an adult, let alone an infant, but nonetheless, a baby was at an Oppenheimer screening, and the internet is coping in the usual way: with lots of jokes. 

"Not sure which is weirder: the fact that someone brought an actual baby to an 11.50am screening of Oppenheimer a couple of days ago, or the fact that said baby was glued to the screen throughout, didn't cry and only coughed a couple of times in THREE HOURS," wrote critic Matthew Turner

We have to say, we're pretty shocked that a baby sat so quietly through a film that depicts the first ever detonation of a nuclear bomb, but also very impressed. 

"Why am I picturing a baby in a business suit?" questioned one person, while another had thoughts on the infant's viewing habits: "All the more remarkable given that I heard the baby was left pretty underwhelmed by Dunkirk"

"The kinda baby I want sitting next to me on an international flight," observed someone else

"When they say 'the movies are back, baby,' they’re talking to her," said another person, while another has a one word take: "babyheimer"

As keen as we are to hear the Oppenheimer baby's thoughts on the movie, we're sadly guessing we'll have to wait a few years. We're also pretty desperate to know if this is a Barbie baby, too – hopefully the baby's day included a Barbenheimer double bill. 

Oppenheimer and Barbie united to smash the box office, and Barbie has now crossed the billion dollar landmark

For even more on both films, which are currently playing in theaters, check out our explainers on: 

Molly Edwards
Senior Entertainment Writer

I'm a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English. 

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