USA,
2007, 97 min
Directed by:
Mike NicholsScreenplay:
Aaron SorkinCinematography:
Stephen GoldblattComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Peter Gerety, Brian Markinson, Shiri Appleby, John Slattery, Erick Avari, Om Puri (more)VOD (4)
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A congressman from the state of Texas, Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) lives a life filled with the pleasures of women and drugs while remaining one of the most popular figures in Congress. When the plight of the Afghan people subjected to Soviet invasion is brought to Charlie's attention by socialite Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts), he decides to use his political clout to establish a means of funding and supplying resistance fighters in Afghanistan. C.I.A. agent Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) provides Charlie with such a means, but the congressman's indulgent lifestyle may cause problems for his new-found philanthropy. (Fabulous Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2008 - Philip Seymour Hoffman (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2008 - Philip Seymour Hoffman (Best Supporting Actor)
Golden Globes
- 2008 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 2008 - Aaron Sorkin (Best Screenplay)
- 2008 - Tom Hanks (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 2008 - Philip Seymour Hoffman (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 2008 - Julia Roberts (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2008 - Philip Seymour Hoffman (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2008 - Aaron Sorkin (Best Writer)