Every Cillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan Film Is Rated From "Meh" To "Masterpiece"

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Let's ignore Oppenheimer for the time being and concentrate on some of the other collaborations the two have had over the years.

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Before making Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy had done five successful films together.

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Murphy became the director's favorite actor despite not starring in those pictures.

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Even if their work was good, some films did better than others.

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Nolan and Murphy's final Batman film is their most undervalued collaboration.

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Fans said The Dark Knight Rises almost didn't have the fame of its predecessors.

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Nolan's first Batman film was his fourth. The tale is adequately set out, but the sequel's "Nolan touch" truly took off.

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Cillian's Scarecrow cameo felt like fan service to cap the character's journey, while Murphy had his smallest role under Nolan's direction.

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