Alex Borstein, David Strathairn, Frank Langella
In the mid-1950's Edward R. Murrow and his producer, Fred Friendly, help bring an end to the tyranny of the blacklist and the House Un-American Activities Committee's anti-Communist hearings. With the...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 14, 2006
Stats: 6,453 reviews
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September 25, 2009
This is a story about how the world changed drastically in the 1950's. It?s subtle but this is one of the biggest things to have happened in the last 100 years. Government used to rule but now the press does, you can?t help but think that this story has a lot to do with that. Do ...( read more)
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April 5, 2009
I'm sorry but the guy that was the crappiest Batman in history shouldn't be directing films this good. George Clooney has outdone himself with Good Night and Good Luck. The film is the story of Edward R. Murrow (David Stathairn) and his staff going on the offensive against Sen. E...( read more)
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January 19, 2009
I'm terrible at seeing Best Picture contenders. This is amusing only if one considers that I'm actually interested in them. This film was nominated four years ago, and only now have I gotten around to seeing it. Sure, there are plenty I haven't seen nominated forty years ago (or ...( read more)
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December 13, 2008
Historical Journalism At It's Best. An historical story of one man's struggle against evil, 'The only thing for evil to prevail is if good men do nothing'. A film that is neither Left nor Right, but rather about good journalism. The ultimate quest for TV to be informative not jus...( read more)
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October 28, 2008
Georgle Clooney's second film as a director gathers an excellent cast to tell the story of the CBS news team that took down communist hunter McCarthy in the 50s. Shot in black and white and almost filmed like a theater piece, mixed with real footage from back then, this is a rath...( read more)
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October 31, 2009
Solid screenplay, solid acting, great story. They really pulled this off, I thoroughly enjoyed it. George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr. the whole cast is great, I recomend it.
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October 21, 2009
great, engrossing if you are interested in such subject matter
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October 11, 2009
I was kind of hoping for some more direct conflict in this. Overall it was interesting but some parts were overly long and a little boring.
Then they'd cut to this old-timey singing which I had very little interest in hearing, so I fast forwarded through it.
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October 8, 2009
Doesn't go overboard and try to do too much. Clooney kept it fairly straightforward, matching Ed Murrow's character. For a black and white film, it has beautiful tones of gray. It ended a bit abruptly. I would have loved it had there been more of any part.
Critic Reviews
Good Night, and Good Luck may be simplified history, but it's almost consistently well-crafted. full review
Clooney's message is clear: Character assassination is wrong, McCarthy was a bully and a liar, and we must be vigilant when the emperor has no clothes and wraps himself in the flag. full review
As an actor, George Clooney is often compared with vintage stars like Cary Grant, but with his latest work he aligns himself with history's great directors. full review
See it, to see what the news once was -- and to see what movies can be. full review
A passionate and rousing piece of filmmaking -- a civics lesson with the punch of a good melodrama. full review
The most engaging, gripping and compelling movie of the year full review
In ninety-three tight, terrifically exciting minutes, Clooney makes integrity look mighty sexy. full review
This is serious grown-up entertainment with a sense of history and a sense of style, the kind of picture almost no one knows how to - - or, perhaps more accurately, can find the means to - - make anym... full review
George Clooney's film about the CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow is a passionate, thoughtful essay on power, truth-telling and responsibility.
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