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Munich

R

Released Jan 6, 2006

2h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

List

78%

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209 Reviews

83%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

After the murder of 11 Israeli athletes and their coach at the 1972 Olympics, the Israeli government secretly assigns Avner Kaufman (Eric Bana) to carry out a series of strategic retaliations. With the help of a driver (Daniel Craig), a forger (Hanns Zischler), a bomb-maker (Mathieu Kassovitz) and a former soldier (Ciarán Hinds), Avner conducts a worldwide operation, targeting 11 individuals. As the assassinations pile up, Avner begins to doubt the morality of his actions.

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Critics Consensus

Munich can't quite achieve its lofty goals, but this thrilling, politically even-handed look at the fallout from an intractable political conflict is still well worth watching.

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Zadie Smith

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Eric Bana gives a performance that deserves something more serious than an Oscar. It's a sublimely convincing portrayal of a man who is travelling far from who he is in order to defend who he is.

Feb 12, 2020

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Victoria Segal

New Statesman

Munich's passion is clear, its intention good, the skill behind it immense; there is something brave about its decision to take politics into the multiplex.

Sep 26, 2017

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Noel Murray

The Dissolve

Munich is more measured and classy than Spielberg's action-adventures.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 23, 2015

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Stella Papamichael

Radio Times

Violence begets violence in Steven Spielberg's bold and brooding thriller, beginning with the tragedy of the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 12, 2024

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

It strikes me as an honest, relatively complicated and humane effort-in many ways, quite remarkable-and one that provides little comfort for defenders of the status quo, in Israel or elsewhere.

Feb 14, 2021

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

When one takes into account what Steven Spielberg is looking to accomplish in the film, Munich is a a great piece of cinema.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 24, 2020

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Audie M

I read the book and Spielberg did a decent job of following the book. Highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/14/24

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sean G

Great moving story , good to see a movie about something I knew nothing about

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Kevin P

A powerful first half, the story starts to lose its way, ending in a disappointing and rather flat finish.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/24

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Rami A

The film will simply not work as a film about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It is offensive to not only those who aren't Palestinian who support the cause, but to those who are Palestinians. I like Steven Spielberg as a director, but this film simply was too offensive.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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EmArra H

To the extent that story can be told with balance, Spielberg tells it extremely well. Prepare to feel hopeless. Great acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/23

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Cody W

All I can say is that there are two things that best describes what makes MUNICH a very emotional story: sadness and heartbreak. You can actually feel the pain and suffering within these characters as the film rolls along.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Synopsis

After the murder of 11 Israeli athletes and their coach at the 1972 Olympics, the Israeli government secretly assigns Avner Kaufman (Eric Bana) to carry out a series of strategic retaliations. With the help of a driver (Daniel Craig), a forger (Hanns Zischler), a bomb-maker (Mathieu Kassovitz) and a former soldier (Ciarán Hinds), Avner conducts a worldwide operation, targeting 11 individuals. As the assassinations pile up, Avner begins to doubt the morality of his actions.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel, Steven Spielberg, Colin Wilson
Screenwriter: Tony Kushner, Charles Randolph, Eric Roth
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexual Content|Strong Graphic Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 6, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.4M
Runtime: 2h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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