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Charlie Wilson's War
Directed by
Mike Nichols
R
2007
1h 42m
Drama
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7.0
82%
73%
6.5
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A drama based on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
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Cast of Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Hanks
Charlie Wilson / Producer
Julia Roberts
Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Gust Avrakotos
Amy Adams
Bonnie Bach
Emily Blunt
Jane Liddle
Om Puri
President Zia
Shiri Appleby
Jailbait - Charlie's Angels
Rachel Nichols
Suzanne - Charlie's Angels
Wynn Everett
Receptionist - Charlie's Angel
Jud Tylor
Crystal Lee
John Slattery
Cravely
Erick Avari
Avi Perlman
Cyia Batten
Stacey
Denis O'Hare
Harold Holt
Ned Beatty
Doc Long
Ken Stott
Zvi
Daniel Eric Gold
Donnelly
Harry S. Murphy
Congressional Committee
Enayat Delawary
Doc Long's Translator
Peter Gerety
Larry Liddle
Charlie Wilson's War Ratings & Reviews
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Hanks may at first seem like an unlikely choice to play a seasoned Texas playboy bachelor, but he's so ingratiating that he almost pulls it off.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hanks' performance as Wilson is tone-perfect, capturing both the public-servant seriousness and playboy rakishness of his character. And he does it without breaking a sweat.
The New Republic
Christopher Orr
[Philip Seymour Hoffman's] rumpled, cranky spy is hilarious--George Smiley by way of Jack Black--but with an edge of quiet ferocity that makes every scene he's in play a little sharper.
MSNBC
Alonso Duralde
[A]nyone who's seen, say, Michael Winterbottom's Welcome to Sarajevo or even one of those late-night "Save the Children" TV spots has seen much more gut-punching stuff.
I.E. Weekly
Amy Nicholson
Mike Nichols' fast-talking political comedy says every word but Osama Bin Laden.
Film.com
Jonathan F. Richards
Nichols and Sorkin have made a Cadillac of a movie, a handsome, beautifully designed chassis with a powerful motor and luxurious attention to detail.
CNN.com
Tom Charity
Maybe it wasn't his fault those chickens came home to roost in the form of the Taliban, but you have to wonder: Would Nichols have given Oliver North such an easy ride?
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
It's a homerun.
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
A terrific tale of political wheeling and dealing.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Something doesn't smell right with Charlie Wilson's War. I'm not particularly concerned with the specific facts it has left out of its telling. But what has been left in feels compromised and dodgy.
Detroit News
Tom Long
A well-intentioned wreck.
Houston Chronicle
Amy Biancolli
It is briskly paced, nimbly acted and crisply directed by Mike Nichols.
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
If Charlie doesn't feel quite real, Hanks at least makes him good company.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A feel-good comedy about a covert US effort to fund resistance to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan? What will Hollywood think of next?
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Though not great, Charlie Wilson's War is definitely worthwhile and entertaining, and clocking in at a modest 98 minutes, it doesn't overstay its welcome.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
The season's oddest and perhaps most effective war movie.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
While not deeply insightful, Charlie Wilson's War is an eye-opening and sassy tale of political will making for unlikely bedfellows.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
Highly entertaining -- and mildly uncomfortable.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
Mr. Hanks comes through with an egoless performance -- no movie star is so adept at not acting like a movie star -- and Mr. Hoffman continues his year of doing no wrong
The Deadbolt
Brian Tallerico
The final third of Charlie Wilson's War is incredibly frustrating, deflating what could have been a perfect comedy into merely a good one.
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