Good Night, and Good Luck

Name: Good Night, and Good Luck
Released: 2005-10-7
Cast: David Strathairn, Robert Downey Jr., George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise

PG
1h 33m
2005

93%

age 13+

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In the early 1950's, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator Joseph McCarthy. CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow and his producer Fred W. Friendly decided to take a stand and challenge.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

93%

Critics Consensus: A passionate and concise cinematic civics lesson, Good Night, And Good Luck has plenty to say about today's political and cultural climate, and its ensemble cast is stellar.

Reviews

Entertainment Weekly

June 21, 2017

Christian Science Monitor

Peter Rainer

A solid achievement.

August 15, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Sydney Morning Herald

Sandra Hall

That it's a film both timely and timeless goes without saying. Yet Clooney is too canny a storytel...

June 21, 2017

Time Out

Dave Calhoun

It's a modest but powerful affair, and a fantastic mood piece.

June 21, 2017

Guardian

Peter Bradshaw

It is all outstandingly performed and photographed.

June 21, 2017

Common Sense Media

age 13+

Common Sense Says

Compelling political drama won't engage most kids.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this drama includes some mild language and nearly non-stop smoking (Murrow's addiction is well known). The notorious Senator Joseph McCarthy appears in news footage, condemning people as "communists" in the HUAC hearings and on television, based on spurious or no evidence. A husband and wife employed by CBS must hide the fact of their marriage because it's against company policy. Coworkers drink at a bar after work. During Murrow's interview with Liberace, the famously gay pianist talks about wanting to find a good woman, something of an inside joke. A journalist is so unnerved by accusations that he's a communist that he kills himself (off screen, but other characters react to the news).