Good Night, and Good Luck.

"We will not walk in fear of one another."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

104,852 votes

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80/100

Metascore

7.1/10

1,087 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Academy Awards

📋 6 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Cinematography

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Best Production Design

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Other Awards

🏆 4 wins

Won

European Film for Best Non-European Film

National Board of Review for Best Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Producers Guild Stanley Kramer

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$7.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$54.6M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$31,558,003

United States

Profit

+$47.6M

ROI: +680%

Budget Recovery780% of budget

$0|Budget: $7.0M|Revenue: $54.6M

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41.3K

Daily Avg

688

7-Day Trend

-16%

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Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Time Period

1950sMcCarthyism

Themes & Subjects

#edwardr.murrow#mccarthyism#coldwar

Characters

Edward R. Murrow

Joseph McCarthy

William S. Paley

Don Hollenbeck

Fred W. Friendly

Liberace

Don Hewitt

Joseph Wershba

Roy Cohn

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Q279100

Film Editing

Stephen Mirrione

Music / Score

Dianne Reeves

Production Companies

Section Eight ProductionsWarner Independent PicturesParticipantDavis Films2929 Entertainment

Distributors

Warner Independent PicturesFandango at Home

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Good Night, and Good Luck.

Available in 37 countries

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United States of AmericaPG	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

Germany0

FranceU

JapanG

Brazil14

Switzerland0

+6 more countries

Production

Director

George Clooney

Writers

George Clooney, Grant Heslov

Production Companies

Warner Independent Pictures2929 ProductionsRedbus PicturesTFCParticipantSection Eight

Cast

David Strathairn

Edward R. Murrow

Patricia Clarkson

Shirley Wershba

George Clooney

Fred Friendly

Jeff Daniels

Sig Mickelson

Robert Downey Jr.

Joe Wershba

Frank Langella

William Paley

Ray Wise

Don Hollenbeck

Robert John Burke

Charlie Mack

Reed Diamond

John Aaron

Tate Donovan

Jesse Zousmer

Grant Heslov

Don Hewitt

Tom McCarthy

Palmer Williams

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governmenttelecasterpolitical activismpoliticianbased on true storyanti-communismblack and whitemccarthyismtv news anchor1950sgovernment witch huntcomplexcomplicated

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