Charlie Wilsons War
Set in the 1980s, the movie is based on U.S.Rep. 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.
15 November 1981, Alexandria, Egypt
18 April 1978, Kabul, Afghanistan
22 May 1980, Tehran, Iran
8 January 1980, Augusta, Maine, USA
6 April 1948, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
24 January 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 February 1968, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
19 November 1978, Detroit, Michigan, USA
7 April 1969, Keflavik, Iceland
16 February 1967, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
19 September 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 February 1980, New York City, New York, USA
16 February 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 May 1956, Birmingham, Michigan, USA
25 June 1963, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
10 March 1978, Sapporo, Japan
1 November 1965, Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
April 23, 2009
The international intrigue becomes strained satire -- what's needed is the comic touch of a Billy Wilder.
February 02, 2009
Charlie Wilson's War features two characters who know how government is supposed to work. They also know it doesn't work as it is supposed to, so they have to subvert the system and go beyond it.
October 18, 2008
Charlie Wilson's War is both funny and entertaining. In fact, as far as making political points, you kind of have to look for them.
July 06, 2010
Aaron Sorkin has written an acute, hilarious, and informative screenplay which is rich with character, and is perfect fodder for director Mike Nichols, who has a knack for meshing comedy and drama.
January 29, 2008
Mike Nichols' fast-talking political comedy says every word but Osama Bin Laden.
April 28, 2011
Set the irony meter at eleven and enjoy.
January 11, 2008
The performances are likeable and entertaining, while Nichols pumps the whole proceedings with a satisfyingly fluid, dramatic energy.
October 18, 2008
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.
August 27, 2009
The satire darkens not into sobering relevance but into wishy-washy 'relevance'
September 22, 2008
[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.
January 02, 2008
Nichols and Sorkin have made a Cadillac of a movie, a handsome, beautifully designed chassis with a powerful motor and luxurious attention to detail.
October 18, 2008
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.
