6.5 / 10
(1,488 votes)
In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
Germany,
United States of America
Comedy,
Drama,
History
102 minutes
2007
Mike Nichols
Universal Pictures,
Relativity Media,
Participant,
Playtone,
MP Munich Pape Filmproductions
$75,000,000
$119,483,446
1989
7.0
1981
6.4
1994
6.6
2004
6.6
1997
7.5
1986
7.6
1993
7.0
1988
6.1
1997
6.5
1996
6.5
2022
8.0
2007
7.0
1983
6.3
2007
6.3
2008
6.6
2007
7.3
1975
6.4
2018
10.0
1959
5.0
1997
6.5