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Charlie Wilson's War

2007 · Movie · 102 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer82%as of 2024-10-27
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic67/100as of 2025-10-08

What it is

Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War (1979–89).

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Genres
Drama / Action / Thriller
Original language
English

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