Charlie Wilson's WarOverview and Synopsis

  • Charlie Wilson's War
  • Opened December 21, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 37 min.
  • R
    strong language, nudity, sexual/content and some drug use
  • Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With the help of rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, training Read More
  • Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty
  • Director: Mike Nichols
  • Genres: Docudrama, Political Drama, Drama

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  • Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in "Charlie Wilson's War."
  • Tom Hanks on the set of "Charlie Wilson's War."
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman and director Mike Nichols on the set of "Charlie Wilson's War."

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  • "Charlie Wilson's War" star Tom Hanks at the L.A. premiere.
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  • Actress Nazanin Boniadi at the L.A. premiere of "Charlie Wilson's War."

Charlie Wilson's War Recent Fan Reviews

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  • tom hanks does it again
    by wheels08

    i was interested in this movie when i heard about it, and glad when i saw it. tom never and i do mean never lets us down, the movie may suck( like cast away) but he's solid. however, this movie did...Read More

  • VERY WELL DONE. An excellent movie.
    by karensaucedo

    SEE IT!...Read More

  • Enjoyable, lots of questions left unanswered
    by ILUVJ9

    While the movie isn't billed as completely accurate historically, it really stretches things at certain points. It would've been much more interesting if they went into how the Afgans were armed by...Read More

  • Charlie Wilson's War
    by davenjoz

    Great polical movie. I enjoyed the play and work aspecrt of the film. Great movie for thinkers....Read More

Charlie Wilson's War Critic Reviews

  • "...undercuts its aims with a play-acting artificiality that is more wearisome than entertaining." Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "Charlie Wilson's War starts off blazing away and doesn't let up." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...snappy, amusing and ruefully ironic." Variety

    - Todd McCarthy

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