Film

Charlie Wilson's War

2007 · 1h 42m · Comedy · Drama · History

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

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

67

A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid Afghan mujahideen rebels fighting the Soviets.

Tom Hanks

Charlie Wilson

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

• Mike NicholsDirector
• Aaron SorkinScreenplay
• Tom HanksProducer
• Gary GoetzmanProducer
• Celia D. CostasExecutive Producer
• Jeff SkollExecutive Producer
• Ryan KavanaughExecutive Producer
• Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography
• James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
• John BloomEditor

Trailer

Release date

December 19, 2007

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$119,483,446

Genres

Comedy, Drama, History

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