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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. Read more

Starring	Amy Adams, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Rachel Nichols
Director	Mike Nichols
Genres	Drama

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- CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR is political drama played as comedy and true life as satire. Sorkin's script comes loaded with computable comic lines
- 179185
- - Hollywood Reporter
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:32
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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 »
  
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  - enfilade
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  - 05 Feb 2008 at 17:33
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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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  - 01 Apr 2012 at 15:25
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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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  - 10 Feb 2012 at 00:01
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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 »
  
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- - Platospupil
  - 108 reviews
  - 26 Dec 2011 at 07:37
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  Buy it, rent it, steal it (joke!)... but watch it!
  
  I read one review that said you wont enjoy it if you don't understand the historical context. I don't agree. During the Afghan/Soviet war I was ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Dec 2011 at 21:12
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  You too can make a difference
  
  How one person can make something huge happen followed by so many failing to make the important stuff follow on. Tom Hanks is superb; he makes Wilson live. This... read more »
  
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  - 01 Oct 2011 at 21:30
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  Mediocre to disappointing
  
  The viewer needs a good understanding of the historical context of this film. If they do not have this broader understanding, of what historians call the '... read more »
  
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  - 30 Jun 2011 at 07:25
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  Great story and great actors
  
  I really liked Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman in this. Julia Roberts I didn't find quite as believable for some reason.
  
  It's a great ... read more »
  
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- - NZHamster
  - 4 reviews
  - 08 May 2011 at 12:44
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  Better Than Expected
  
  Great subject matter, well acted, entertaining, great pace, nice dialogue, and I'm not sure if it was deliberately made in that cheap feeling 80s 'made ... read more »
  
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- - SammySaint
  - 3 reviews
  - 28 Apr 2011 at 10:00
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  A look inside American politics...
  
  Can Tom Hanks do anything wrong? Apparently not, and in this factually based film he again carries it along with a strong and believable portrayal of the lead ... read more »
  
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- - gainsb1
  - 16 reviews
  - 15 Apr 2011 at 09:08
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  not impressed
  
  we didn't really know much about the film before watching it, but were disapointed in both the story and the casting. we just didn't feel Tom Hanks ... read more »
  
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- - bellen
  - 13 reviews
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  - 03 Feb 2011 at 21:45
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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 »
  
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  - enfilade
  - 2 reviews
  - York
  - 05 Feb 2008 at 17:33
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  Charlie Wilsons war zzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
  
  This movie was absolutely dire, I was expecting better things from the star studded cast but this was so boring I switched it off after 30 minutes. A good ... read more »
  
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- - TracyW
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  - Scotland
  - 05 May 2008 at 23:42
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  Enjoyable Entertainment
  
  Having been disappointed this week with I am Legend, I was hoping that Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts could deliver what Will Smith could not. I was not ... read more »
  
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  - Nottingham
  - 12 Jan 2008 at 18:53
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  Superb!
  
  What is it they say?Ah yes:Behind every good congressman in the US there's a glamourously rich Christian woman?
  
  I think this sums it up for me. ... read more »
  
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  - 15 Jan 2008 at 14:42
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  an excellent movie
  
  written by aaron sorkin (The West Wing) the film has moments of comedy genius.
  
  i am disappointed with some of the negativity this film has received. ... read more »
  
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- - jadg201
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  - Haywards Heath
  - 13 May 2008 at 14:58
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  Informative and entertaining
  
  A man who would not let ambition colour his conscience Charlie Wilson was an extraordinary U.S. Congressman, urged on by an extraordinary rich female sponsor. ... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
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  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 28 Jan 2008 at 13:03
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  Didn't watch all of this
  
  Began to watch this but could only cope with about 5 minutes of it. The hype and the cast list had led us to believe that it would be good. However, we couldn&#... read more »
  
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  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 19 Jun 2008 at 21:26
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  Zzz Zzz Zzz Zzz
  
  I did not know an awful lot about this film, however based on reviews by TV movie buffs (!), I thought we'd give it a go.
  
  I wish we hadn't!<... read more »
  
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  - Eastbourne, East Sussex
  - 03 Jun 2008 at 14:11
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  pointless
  
  I watch everything with Tom Hanks in and was very disappointed with this slow and boring film. It was so bad I can't even remember what happened.
  
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  - Wales
  - 07 Jul 2008 at 10:56
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  charlie wilsons BORE!!!
  
  Sorry to say that i could not even tell you what happened in this film, it was a load of talking in the first 20 mins, then my mate walked out and went home. I ... read more »
  
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Critics' reviews
- CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR is political drama played as comedy and true life as satire. Sorkin's script comes loaded with computable comic lines
- 179185
- - Hollywood Reporter
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:32
- The performances are likeable and entertaining, while Nichols pumps the whole proceedings with a satisfyingly fluid, dramatic energy.
- 179187
- - Time Out
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:32
- Extremely enjoyable. Although it's a little tonally unsure, whenever Hanks and Hoffman are on screen, any misgivings are forgiven.
- 179184
- - Empire Magazine
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:32
- Itâs a credit to the swagger, charm and easy arrogance of Tom Hanksâ performance as the maverick member of the US... read more on Time Out
- 50357
- - Wally Hammond
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
- CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR is that rare Hollywood commodity these days: a smart, sophisticated entertainment for grownups
- 179188
- - Variety
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:32
- This is certainly the most dynamic of the war films that have been choking and dying at the multiplex
- 179186
- - Rolling Stone
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:32

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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....