"Quantum physics is not a step forward; it is a new way to understand reality. Einstein's opened the door, [and] now we are seeing a world inside of our world; a world of energy and paradox that not everyone can accept."

"[in response to being asked if he met Werner Heisenberg after leaving Europe] No, not in person no - but you might say that our paths crossed."

"[referring to Oppenheimer] A lot of scientists blame me, but how was I supposed to protect him?"

"Is light made up of particles or waves? Quantum mechanics says it's both. How can it be both? It can't. It's paradoxical, and yet, it works."

"[to Szilard, referring to the atomic bomb] Just because we’re building it doesn’t mean we get to decide how it’s used."

"Don't underestimate the psychological impact of an atomic explosion. A pillar of fire ten thousand feet tall, deadly neutron effects for a mile in all directions from one single device, dropped from a barely noticeable B-29. The atomic bomb will be a terrible revelation of divine power."

"America and Russia may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life."

"David Hill: The views I have to express are my own, but I believe that much I have to say will help indicate why most of the scientists in this country would prefer to see Mr. Strauss completely out of the government."

"Devon Bostick - Seth Neddermeyer"

"Algebra is like sheet music. The important thing isn't, "can you read music," it's "can you hear it.""

"Once it’s used, nuclear war, maybe all war, becomes unthinkable."

"Emma Dumont - Jackie Oppenheimer"

"Members of the security board, the so-called derogatory information in your indictment of me cannot be fully understood except in the context of my life and my work."

"Emily Blunt - Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer"

"Survival in Washington is about knowing how to get things done."

"Trond Fausa Aurvåg - George Kistiakowsky"

"Vannevar Bush: No board in this country should sit in judgement of a man because he expressed strong opinions. If you want to try that case, you can try me."

"Alex Wolff - Luis Walter Alvarez"

"- J. Robert Oppenheimer"

"Oppenheimer wanted to own the atomic bomb. He wanted to be the man who moved the Earth. He talks about putting the nuclear genie back in the bottle. Well I'm here to tell you that I know J. Robert Oppenheimer, and if he could do it all over, he'd do it all the same. You know he's never once said that he regrets Hiroshima? He'd do it all over. Why? Because it made him the most important man who ever lived!"

"I’m not a bag of potatoes you can transport without permission!"

"I’m gonna fuck you so hard they’ll hear you scream in Warsaw."

"Are you lost, baby girl?"

"Vera Farmiga - Kerrie"

"Nick Sandow - Ravitch"

"Jada Pinkett Smith - M.J. Major"

"David Conrad - Tony Croft"

"Vince Vaughn - John "Sheriff" Volgecherev"

"Anne Heche - Beth Eastern"

"Raymond J. Barry - Sheriff's Father"

"Joaquin Phoenix - Lewis McBride"

"[witnessing Lewis McBride being sent to the gallows] I'm here, Lewis, I'm right here. You're not alone, Lewis. Look at me, Lewis. You're not alone, Lewis. Look at me. You're not alone. I'm here. Look at me. See me, Lewis. You're not alone. I'm right here. I'm right here, Lewis, I'm right here. I see you, Lewis. I'm right here. Lewis, you are not alone right now. I'm right here. You are not alone, Lewis. I see you. I see you, Lewis. I'm right here. You're not alone. You are not alone, Lewis!"

"[opening narration] They were my two best friends in the whole world. For five weeks. It was a total accident we even met. Me, a bum from Brooklyn using phoney frequent-flyer miles. Tony Croft was kind of a golden boy from Harvard School of Architecture. We met Lewis McBride, this long-haired Greenpeace tree-hugger guy. So the plan was to party till we ran out of cash in Malaysia. It was a paradise of rum, girls, and good, cheap hash."

"Patrick Teoh - Chief Judge"

"Give up three years of their lives or give up the life of their friend. They have eight days to decide."

"Kathleen Fee - Mrs. Elaine Houseman"

"Andreas Apergis - Lieutenant Colonel Reed"

"Stephen Bogaert - Albert Hutchings"

"Donald Sutherland - Holdenfield"

"Eme Ikwuakor - General Doug Davidson"

"Carolin Bartzcak - Brenda Harper"

"Maxim Roy - Gabriella Auclair"

"Frank Schorpion - General Jenkins"

"In 2022, humanity will face the dark side of the moon."

"Earth… we have a problem."

"Halle Berry - Jocinda Fowler"

"That might be the greatest sentence anyone's ever said."