Charlie Wilson's War

"A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire."

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6.5/10

1,606 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$75.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$119.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$44.5M

ROI: +59%

Budget Recovery159% of budget

$0|Budget: $75.0M|Revenue: $119.5M

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70.2K

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1.2K

7-Day Trend

-9%

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Based On

Charlie Wilson's War

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

Washington, D.C.

Time Period

1980s

Characters

Charlie Wilson

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Joanne Herring

Gust Avrakotos

Michael G. Vickers

Clarence Long

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Stephen Goldblatt

Film Editing

John Bloom

Music / Score

James Newton Howard

Production Companies

Relativity Media

Distributors

UIP-DunafilmNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Charlie Wilson's War

Available in 87 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	YouTube Free	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
CanadaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	JioHotstar	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

CanadaPG

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanPG12

Austria12

+12 more countries

Production

Director

Mike Nichols

Writers

Aaron Sorkin, George Crile

Production Companies

Universal PicturesRelativity MediaParticipantPlaytoneMP Munich Pape Filmproductions

Cast

Tom Hanks

Charlie Wilson

Julia Roberts

Joanne Herring

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Gust Avrakotos

Amy Adams

Bonnie Bach

Emily Blunt

Jane Liddle

Om Puri

President Zia

Shiri Appleby

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Rachel Nichols

Suzanne - Charlie's Angels

Wynn Everett

Receptionist - Charlie's Angel

Jud Tylor

Crystal Lee

John Slattery

Cravely

Erick Avari

Avi Perlman

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