Munich
2005 · 164 min
Directed by Steven Spielberg. Written by Eric Roth, Tony Kushner. Starring Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz.
After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
Critics 78% · audiences 83% · $47 million in the US and Canada on its first run · $84 million elsewhere · about 7.4 million tickets sold, 2.5% of the country · 5 Oscar nominations
What they said about Munich
- 2005
A rigorous factual accounting may not be the point of Munich, which Spielberg has characterized as a 'prayer for peace.' But as result, Munich has less to do with history and the grim aftermath of the Munich Massacre than some might wish.
— Klein, Slate - 2005
With this film has dramatically opened a wider dialogue, helping to make the inarguable into the debatable.
— Roger Ebert - 2005
Munich is an eye-opener – a motion picture that asks difficult questions, presents well-developed characters, and keeps us white-knuckled throughout.
— James Berardinelli
At the box office
The film grossed $47 million at the box office in North America but performed better overseas, earning $83 million which brings the worldwide total of $131 million.