Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

2007

Texas congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) sets a series of earth-shaking events in motion when he conspires with a rogue CIA operative (Philip Seymour Hoffman, in an Oscar-nominated role) to aid Afghan mujahedeen rebels in their fight against the Soviet Red Army. Julia Roberts, Emily Blunt and Amy Adams co-star in this fact-based political thriller directed by Mike Nichols and based on George Crile's 2003 book by the same name.

A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.

JBscale

75

Very Good

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Biography

Length

1 hr. 42 mins.

US Theatrical Release

December 21, 2007

US Box Office

$66,636,385 (#1360 of 7258)

Global Office

$119,000,410 (#1440 of 4157)

Rating

R

Restricted

Nudity, Sexual Content, Some Drug Use, Strong Language

Collection Detail

Edition

Digital Only

Resolution | Digital Platform

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.85:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Universal Studios

Released

April 22, 2008

Acquired Date

July 12, 2016

Times Seen

1 Time

Last Watched

May 18, 2008

Actors

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Amy Adams

Amy Adams

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Peter Gerety

Peter Gerety

John Slattery

John Slattery

Faran Tahir

Faran Tahir

Brian Markinson

Brian Markinson

Jud Tylor

Jud Tylor

Hilary Angelo

Hilary Angelo

Cyia Batten

Cyia Batten

Daniel Eric Gold

Daniel Eric Gold

P.J. Byrne

P.J. Byrne

Om Puri

Om Puri

Rizwan Manji

Rizwan Manji

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare

Michael Spellman

Michael Spellman

Ron Fassler

Ron Fassler

Nancy Linehan Charles

Nancy Linehan Charles

Directors

Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols

Producers

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Gary Goetzman

Gary Goetzman

Writers

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

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User Reviews

7.5.2008 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users

90

Superior

RT Fresh Certified

82%

Tomatometer

204 votes

RT Hot

73%

Popcornmeter

14,978 votes

METASCORE

67

39 votes

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

126,931 votes

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