Munich

Munich (2005)

  • 78% of critics liked it
    (198 reviews)

  • 78% of users liked it
    (304,565 ratings)

Much as Steven Spielberg followed 1993's special-effects blockbuster Jurassic Park with a far more downbeat and personal project later the same year, Schindler's List, in 2005 after tearing up the box office with War of the Worlds the director closed out the year with a powerful and thoughtful drama… More

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R, 2 hr. 44 min.
Directed By
Steven Spielberg
Written By
Tony Kushner, Eric Roth
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Dec 23, 2005 Wide
On DVD
May 9, 2006
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    Everything that keeps it from being lovable could be looked upon as a virtue, and everything about it is intentional.

  • Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

    Munich ricochets all over the place, but it hits its target dead-on.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    Like the superior Syriana, this isn't a Middle Eastern tale that offers much hope. It's just bloodstained history. And if we don't remember that history, Spielberg says, we learn nothing.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    The ultimate problem with Munich is that it's looking for a clear-cut answer that doesn't exist. And while it frames its final act as an argument, it's an argument it's having with itself.

  • Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

    The failure of a movie that is so good in so many ways leaves me to wonder if Spielberg is up to this kind of complex, multitasking story.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jameson W


    An excellent movie! A little slow, but once the story and background information develops, it is worth the time because you're attached. I highly recommend this film!

  • Brad W


    Munich is not only a genius film, it is the kind of film that makes me proud to be a Spielberg fan. The 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, were supposed to be a peaceful gathering of outstanding athletes from around the world, but on September 5, the games took a sinister turn when… More

  • Eric A


    A dead-on movie portraying a very historic event. Brilliant.

  • Bethany M


    Not my sort of film so therefore it really bored me.

  • El Hombre I


    Generally, I tend to stay away from talking up commercial mainstream films, but sometimes one or two stand out. I've grown up with Spielberg films. Most I've really enjoyed, while others are a little too sweet. I've agreed with critics labelling him, "The… More

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