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Summary Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent, and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, with consequences that reverberate throughou...

Charlie Wilson's War
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 39 Critic Reviews
67
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 99 User Ratings
6.3
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Summary Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent, and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, with consequences that reverberate throughou...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 39 Critic Reviews
67
85% Positive
33 Reviews
8% Mixed
3 Reviews
8% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 39 Critic Reviews
67
85% Positive
33 Reviews
8% Mixed
3 Reviews
8% Negative
3 Reviews

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 99 User Ratings
6.3
62% Positive
61 Ratings
26% Mixed
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12% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 99 User Ratings
6.3
62% Positive
61 Ratings
26% Mixed
26 Ratings
12% Negative
12 Ratings

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Production Company Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Participant, Playtone, MP Munich Pape Filmproductions, Good Time Charlie Productions
Release Date Dec 21, 2007
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating R
Tagline A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.
Golden Globes, USA
5 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1 Nomination
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2 Nominations