From the 1870s to the modern era, Radioactive chronicles Marie Curie's enduring legacies - her passionate relationships, scientific breakthroughs, and the consequences that followed. After marrying fellow scientist Pierre Curie, the pair go on to change the face of science with their discovery of radioactivity. The Curies' world-changing discoveries and ensuing Nobel Prize propels the devoted couple into the international limelight. Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley star in this bold depiction of the transformative effects and ensuing fallout of the Curies' work and how this shaped the definite moments of the twentieth century.