A drama based on a 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. Read more
| Starring | Amy Adams, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Rachel Nichols |
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| Director | Mike Nichols |
| Genres | Drama |
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A drama based on a 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.
| Starring | Amy Adams, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Rachel Nichols, Emily Blunt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Shiri Appleby, Ned Beatty, Erick Avari |
|---|---|
| Director | Mike Nichols |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 38 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Top 400 All-Time Rentals |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 05 May 2008 Blu-ray: Unavailable for rental HD DVD: not available Blu-ray: 21 Mar 2011 |
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR is political drama played as comedy and true life as satire. Sorkin's script comes loaded with computable comic lines
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A disaster.
It is quite difficult to say what this film hopes to achieve. Is it to entertain? To inform? To criticise American policy, or endorse it? It is not hard to ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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Enjoyable and thought provoking
There were perhaps too many comic touches for what was after all a serious subject but perhaps it did show that someone thought to be lightweight did actually ... read more »
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Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts - it should be good
This was disappointing, definitely not one of Tom Hanks best, and gives a naive presentation of what is a very serious issue.
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The war film that missed the point..
Philip Seymour Hoffman steals the show. Tom Hanks does his Tom Hanks bit and Julia Roberts is fine (I wonder where her career is going?) but the pace and tone ... read more »
The premiere for a new movie starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts took place last night in London's Leicester Square. Although Roberts did not attend the event, Hanks took to the red carpet and was his usual charming self. The Forrest Gump and Apollo 13 star's latest role is as the eponymous politician who successfully assists with what was known as the largest covert operation ever. However, his appearance at the premiere saw him donning an Aston Villa scarf, the Press Association reports.... Read more
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