Charlie Wilson's War

Name: Charlie Wilson's War
Released: 2007-12-21
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty

R
1h 41m
2007

82%

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Academy Award® winners Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this compelling and witty film from Oscar®-winning director Mike Nichols and Primetime Emmy®-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing). Based on the outrageous true story, Charlie Wilson's War shows how one congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one renegade CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history.

Director:

Mike Nichols

Producer:

Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman

Writer:

Aaron Sorkin

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty, Emily Blunt, Om Puri, Ken Stott, John Slattery, Denis O'Hare, Jud Tylor

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

82%

Critics Consensus: Charlie Wilson's War manages to entertain and inform audiences, thanks to its witty script and talented cast of power players.

Reviews

Stream on Demand

Sean Axmaker

It’s a smart and sophisticated piece of political comedy for grown-ups with sharp performances and a delightful anti-hero who embraces his imperfections and scandalous behavior with a wink and smile.

April 8, 2023

FULL REVIEW

The National Interest

Stephen Silver

An all-time great director, Hollywood’s hottest screenwriter, and a pair of the world’s biggest movie stars teamed up to make a movie about diplomacy, politics, statecraft, and covert war, one that's funny throughout (15th anniversary, 19Fortyfive.com

December 27, 2022

FULL REVIEW

World Socialist Web Site

Joanne Laurier