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Munich

Munich

2005
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
2h 44m
Steven Spielberg directs an international cast in Munich, a gripping suspense thriller set in the aftermath of the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munch Olympics. This dramatic exploration inspired by true events follows a secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and kill the 11 Palestinians suspected to have planned the Munich attack -- and the personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who led it. (Universal Pictures)
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Munich

2005
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
2h 44m
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Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
42nd
A decent thriller, with solid performances and some nice visuals. Despite all the controversy, I thought this was overly cautious and lacking subtlety. Spielberg hits you over the head with themes of futility, paranoia, and the omnipresent longing for home. The last hour was also drawn out too long and the story lost direction.
Rated 17 Dec 2007
4
70th
I don't know that this is Spielberg's best "serious" movie, but it's definitely his most subtle; I've never had as big a problem with some of his more manipulative tactics as other viewers might, but this is rewarding in a way that Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan aren't, in that you must actively consider the film's moral ambiguity and ethical considerations, taking sides where Spielberg has planted himself firmly in the middle. All this is buried within a highly effective thriller.
Rated 26 Feb 2007
25
12th
Laughably fake, brimming with inexcusable factual errata and poor dialog. Case in point; the ragtag, inept, guilt-ridden Mossad agents who rely on a 3rd party informer (IRL they were pros, had no regrets and used no outside help). The film's morals are as lacking as its historic and dramatic integrity: Its message of "violence begets violence" blurs the line between terrorist and terrorist-hunter, leaving one to wonder if Spielberg would rather see killers left to their devices.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
15th
Spielberg's lessons in morality are great...if you're 9 years old.
Rated 10 Mar 2007
65
26th
Contrived dialogue, shallow characters, meanders in ambiguity instead of making a point. Not even James Bond can save this one.
Rated 26 Oct 2011
20
3rd
As well as being staid and lifeless, this relies on ridiculous and unconvincing contrivances, and implausible existential crises. It is as though the filmmaker felt the need to film a "sequel" to SCHINDLER'S LIST (which I've not seen), focusing this time on Tough Jews, but the ultra-conformist within him forced him into torturous dilemmas about pitfalls to avoid in garnering of approval, such that the resulting film is morally incomprehensible, falsely earnest, and artistically desperate.
Rated 04 Feb 2009
87
88th
It's a wonder this came out so soon after War of the Worlds, which seemed to exemplify everything wrong with the typical Spielberg flick. This one has none of those faults. It retains the bleakness of Minority Report and for once opts out of the feel-good cop-out ending. It doesn't take sides -- the film simply seeks to show the moral consequences of vengeance, and how violence begets more violence. This ambiguity might just make Munich Spielberg's best dramatic film. Terrific acting.
Rated 31 Dec 2007
72
36th
A decent action thriller that seems to lose its way, admitedly this is deliberate, as the protagonist becomes more unsure of his motivations so does the narative. While a clever plot device it does make the film less engaging than it could be. Some of the attempts at moral relativism are jarring and the blatant use of the WTC in the final scene is mawkish. Nontheless enjoyable and interesting, it just doesn't set the world on fire.
Rated 04 Nov 2008
8
0th
Horrible. Just horrible.
Rated 02 Nov 2009
4
55th
It works, and then it doesn't, and then it does, and then it doesn't. More contemplative than most would think of Spielberg but still displaying some conventional structure and writing.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
96th
This is Steven Spielberg's most "unspielbergian" film so far. No sentimentalities, no final carthasis, no heros. MUNICH is even more powerful than SCHINDLER'S LIST because it doesn't have villains and victims and doesn't take sides. It's just people who do what their country demands them to do and what they think they have to do, and losing something invaluable on their way - their very soul.
Rated 29 May 2007
80
85th
Possibly one of Spielberg's best; this movie has gorgeous direction and riveting acting.
Rated 06 Oct 2009
55
33rd
There is a montage of a massacre intercut with Bana porking his missus. Which was a bit odd really.
Rated 08 Jan 2009
100
95th
Spielberg gets back in touch with his dark and nasty side, for which I can't applaud him enough: a no-stars tale of organized and well-financed revenge murder. Makes a nice companion piece with _Schindler's List_; the previous movie was about what happens if you don't resist evil enough, and this movie is about what happens if you resist evil perhaps a bit too strongly. Utterly captivating
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
70th
Something personal was missing from this movie. It's a very well made movie, and for once it truly is unbiased. Very good historically and personally, and yet for some reason I didn't feel as much as the movie meant for me to feel. Can't really put my finger on it. This is still a great accomplishment and possibly the most adult and serious Spielberg movie ever.
Rated 21 Apr 2008
94
95th
Dark, dark, dark. Easily Spielberg's best film. The violence is genuinely horrible, and this is one of the best films I've ever seen about secret agents. Yes, it plays fast and loose with the facts, but that's no mortal sin. Bana is fantastic.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
68th
A very good film that really loses it's flow during the final half hour. It's a shame to have such a good movie leave you with a bad taste in your mouth due to the last bit of it feeling forced rather than genuine.
Rated 27 Feb 2007
87
70th
In a word, disturbing. It should be disturbing, as it was probably one of the most, if not darkest times of Olympic history. It was compelling though, but much like watching a train hit a car stalled on the train tracks.. both compelling and painful to watch.
Rated 26 Jan 2007
86
74th
A gripping, harrowing movie that doesn't sugar coat any of the violence about the whole event it's based on. Nobody shines as a hero in this one, which is what I like. Very balanced film.
Rated 17 Jan 2007
86
87th
I think this is Spielberg's best "serious" movie yet. For the most part, it stays away from the heavily manipulative stuff and leaves more room for moral ambiguity. Eric Bana was terrific, in fact the whole cast was good.
Rated 27 Feb 2016
45
38th
As if the work of two directors.
Rated 27 Jul 2009
60
48th
This was a very intense movie. My date brought me to this movie, I did not know what kind of movie this was.. Not a very nice surprise. We broke up a week later.
Rated 18 Jul 2008
6
55th
Ruined by the last 30 or so minutes.
Rated 07 Dec 2006
70
24th
an israel propaganda
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
88th
Interesting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
44th
Long, long, long movie.
Rated 18 Apr 2007
19
1st
Cliched, rambling, god-awful
Rated 14 Dec 2009
96
87th
Eric Bana was great. I loved the questions it raised about what revenge does to you.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
87
75th
One of Spielberg's best films to date.
Rated 12 Jan 2012
55
34th
Very well-made, as you'd expect from Spielberg. I was really into it for the first hour or so, but I became less and less interested after that. It's quite a long film and did kind of drag in the middle. Still, there was nothing truly wrong with it and it was an interesting enough idea. So, yeah, I say it's worth a watch. Oh, and Geoffrey Rush was really good in it.
Rated 19 Mar 2008
63
41st
Killing an arab
Rated 14 Aug 2007
87
83rd
I'd argue Spielberg at his best, but not in the heart-warming ET/ Schindler's List way.
Rated 24 Feb 2010
90
89th
A film that blends action, story telling, and realism. The violence is sparse but brutal and rewarding.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
90
97th
A film about terrorism that actually has intelligence. That's weird. A Steven Spielberg film with intelligence. That's even weirder!
Rated 03 Jul 2012
70
77th
While you might not enjoy the time you spend with it, it's easy to appreciate Munich. Based on true events, it takes facts and forms a narrative around them. This is a somber film, filled with little joy but lots of personalities which all shine through thanks to the actors. No, it's not a lot of fun to sit through, and I don't see myself watching it again anytime soon, but for one viewing, it's a good film and I would recommend giving it a watch.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
64th
Great (and too long) thriller. However, all the political stuff did not work at all for me.
Rated 13 Nov 2007
78
67th
Its good...a little long tho (@ 2.5 hours) but not preachy or obvious.
Rated 10 Feb 2008
5
12th
Not a thriller/suspense movie for sure.... it was bad... don't waste your money on it
Rated 03 Jul 2009
78
75th
Brutal and visceral
Rated 30 Dec 2022
60
54th
To be honest, all that I remember vividly about this film (which I saw at the cinema) is Avner (Bana) having sexual intercourse with his pregnant wife Dahphna (Zurer). However, it definitely disturbed me in a vague, impressionistic, way as I feel unsettled just thinking about it (and rewatching the trailer).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
69th
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Rated 18 Aug 2012
70
59th
Despite Kushner's claim to be a "historical materialist socialist", his screenplay offers only the shallowest of analyses of the socio-economic causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The best we get is some unresolved moral agonizing about the failure of religion and patriotism to assuage the assassins' guilty consciences.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
63rd
It's impossible to talk about this murky exploration of terrorism and revenge without looking back on Spielberg's recent work. In that respect, Munich represents a rejuvenating success, which feels like nothing the director has done before (although there are the occasional groan-inducing repetitions - i.e. the innocent children are everywhere!). As well, the grayness of the proceedings (reinforced by the lyrical writing by Tony Kushner) paints the film another layer.
Rated 24 Sep 2016
82
62nd
Good. Gripping throughout, and has some depth to the storytelling.
Rated 16 Dec 2008
0
11th
Rated 26 Mar 2016
80
66th
A dark and at times disturbing look into the aftermath of the Munich Olympics disaster. Not Spielberg's best work but still a tense and greatly worked film.
Rated 04 Nov 2009
70
42nd
Buena
Rated 04 Nov 2010
79
54th
I need to watch this one again. I remember being turned off by something, but I can't remember what it was.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
90th
Munich paints a bleak picture where there is no winning in the game of anti-terrorism, as killing terrorists only seems to produce more of them, and the voice advocating peace becomes an ever distant sound drowned out by the escalating screams of hatred and cries for more bloodshed, all in the ironic name of justice and morality.
Rated 22 Jul 2009
66
46th
Should have been made by others than Jews, to get an objective view. Spielberg doesn't bring this to the table. Rush is great though.
Rated 08 Oct 2009
70
35th
At times melodramatic, very political and very violent, "Munich" is one of Spielberg's darker films (alongside "Schindler's List"). I'd watch it if you want to see a decent movie about assassins.
Rated 23 Dec 2023
85
71st
It's a gripping thriller effectively presenting the ambiguity of its themes. Loyalty to country, morality and when violence is justified. Eric Bana is a great lead and the direction shines with a dynamic camera that never repeats the same shot of guys sitting in cars scoping out marks
Rated 17 Nov 2007
85
66th
A very well made film. Eric Bana is amazing. Such a sad story and Steven Spielberg executed it well.
Rated 19 Jan 2023
7
57th
(2nd viewing) It's 2 and a half hour thriller - featuring one or two pretty fantastic sequences - with a dash of moral ambiguity thrown in for good measure. Janusz Kamiński's cinematography, Michael Kahn's editing and Ben Burtt's sound design are a thing of beauty in this film when it comes to framing and conveying information coherently and efficiently. Even if you're not on board with its moralistic views, there's enough to admire from a filmmaking standpoint.
Rated 30 Dec 2014
70
57th
sıkıcı olmayan ender spielberg filmlerinden, final bölümü de bütündeki hikaye anlatıcılığına denk düşebilseymiş daha özel bir film olurmuş.
Rated 17 Sep 2013
85
54th
Bana very believable and engaging in his moral quandries
Rated 01 Jun 2012
80
41st
En fim med driv i. Eric Bana og Daniel Craig skiller seg ut i sine roller. Man blir kjent med karakterene og oppdraget deres, som er å hevne hva som skjedde i München i 1972.
Rated 25 Jul 2007
85
78th
Spielberg's strongest work since SCHINDLER'S LIST tells a story about a patriot who becomes disillusioned when he becomes a garbageman for his government's trash work, and not on his "righteous" mission.
Rated 25 Jul 2007
80
47th
a well made espionage thriller, not exceptional though
Rated 28 Nov 2008
90
74th
TUVE QUE VERLA DOS VECES PARA QUE ME GUSTARA
Rated 17 May 2008
85
72nd
Revenge is bad, people.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
8th
Jew about Jews. Should've stay with Shindler's list.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
73rd
Solid Spielberg.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
71
84th
Solid. Bana is fantastic.
Rated 01 Jun 2008
87
78th
Bit to long
Rated 16 Feb 2009
2
39th
The historical aspects are cool, but it's overly-long and tries a little too hard.
Rated 26 Aug 2015
98
79th
Avner (Eric Bana), an Israeli field agent, leads a team of operatives assigned to assassinate Palestinians they have been told masterminded the kidnapping and murder of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Rated R for consistent violence, mutilation, sexual content, and nudity.
Rated 29 Dec 2012
27
18th
Some impressive strengths, but the film completely loses its way after about 130 minutes.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
61
36th
So insanely biased and self-righteous that it made my head spin. And it was way too long. That said, it was a watchable movie at times with interesting characters. Eric Bana was good in the leading role.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
89
87th
A thought-provoking if not overlong representation of the Middle East conflict that raises questions of the morality of revenge and killing another human being in general.
Rated 09 Mar 2010
81
72nd
Great film. Dark, unusually so for a Spielberg film, and with a great cast, a great soundtrack and a great plot. One of the decades better films.
Rated 11 Jan 2007
65
53rd
more like a rough cut than a finished film.
Rated 17 Sep 2008
85
57th
Great story, taled on specific way. A little bit too long movie in my opinion, but anyway, Masterpeace.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
63
42nd
Good movie with a good story and a gripping plotline. I especially liked the emotional and psychological approach of the main character. A bit long maybe, but I guess that was unavoidable in this movie. We also clearly see Spielberg's touch, he really can make movies.
Rated 12 Nov 2007
100
87th
Exciting and gut-wrenching, powerful and riveting, Spielberg's interpreation ios nothing short of captivvating
Rated 19 May 2007
40
9th
One of Spielberg's worst. Unfocused and overly-long.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
76th
Powerful film and all that jazz
Rated 17 May 2008
90
97th
eric bana comes out of nowhere and truly shines in this movie steven spielberg proves that nothing can stop his genius.
Rated 08 Dec 2010
76
43rd
The serious moral side of Spielberg's heavy drama doesn't mesh that well with the dynamic secret terrorist agent action aspect. Like eating a huge bowl of dry and stodgy chocolate pudding.
Rated 26 May 2010
65
29th
Long, worthy and a bit dull. Some nice scenes, but the plot drags on a lot. Very well acted throughout, but never caught my attention.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
80
60th
Cool movie with good performances and solid direction. The only problem is that the last twenty minutes feel very disjointed and there are a few scenes towards the end that are down right bad.
Rated 09 Mar 2009
86
31st
Great movie. Really interesting plot based on a true story. It's a tad long (approaching 3 hours), but it's really well done and deserves all its accolades.
Rated 09 Mar 2013
58
31st
Pretty decent thriller marred by some woeful dialogue, afterthought sub-plots and excessive melodrama.
Rated 26 Aug 2012
95
91st
This is Spielberg working at full force and an effective follow-up to Schindler's List (if you choose to view it as such). In each moment, there is a deep understanding of the human being and the action sequences deliver thrills and horrors alike, always demanding the viewer's attention and understanding. The finale is perhaps one of the most morally haunting in all of cinema since "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
79th
They screwed up the ending but deserving of its Oscar nomination (my second fave after Crash). Portrays the whole scenario right down the middle in my opinion.
Rated 05 Dec 2010
80
68th
Holy Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaalls why is this movie so loooooooooooong? I mean it's great, one of Spielberg's better movies, and definitely his best looking. The mission is exciting. And the angst over the legitimacy of the mission was really interesting to me as well. Their professional discipline kind of deteriorates over time, which is great. But then the mission ends and there's like an hour left in the movie.
Rated 22 Mar 2007
87
90th
Steven Spielberg's brilliant assassin thriller combines history with some intense thrills and a great performance from Eric Bana. One of 2005's ten best.
Rated 17 Oct 2007
65
78th
Yeah!!
Rated 08 Jan 2013
81
76th
Gripping.
Rated 09 Aug 2008
80
0th
A fantastic film, genuinely kept me on the edge of my seat. despite its length the movie had enough substance and body to keep it going.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
82nd
An epic period piece, this one really makes you feel like you are in 1972. Great acting, great suspense, and everything else you'd expect from Mr. Spielberg.
Rated 28 May 2021
80
57th
w/ Orkun
Rated 20 Oct 2008
95
92nd
Just an all out terrific film in my opinion, Spielberg should just stick to making these types of films.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
40
33rd
I thought this would be right up my alley, but it was just ok. I didn't really get the point I guess.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
81
74th
I enjoyed Munich up to a point. I enjoyed the splashes of European locations, the all-knowing yet mysterious espionage ring, the amateur mistakes new to the game hitman would make, the dangerous sexuality of that bar scene, the raw human touch thread into the screenplay. But my enjoyment ceased once Eric Bana engaged in sweaty, bare chested, open mouthed, massacre flashback sex. It reminded me of the Unicorn scene in Bladerunner, we all knew why it was there, but really, why was it there??
Rated 08 Jan 2011
81
72nd
Just impressive.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
68th
A great retelling of horrific events, but it could have been about ten minutes shorter, and with a slightly less dull ending.
Rated 25 Mar 2009
84
71st
Acting, script, and direction are all in top form here. Some incredibly bizarre scenes magnifies the impact of the film to depressing ends. The end is handled incredibly poorly; too drawn out and not very essential to the plot.
Rated 19 Dec 2008
60
23rd
wasted by some really bizarre scenes
Rated 05 Sep 2007
92
85th
A gripping tour-de-force from the one and only Spielberg. He reminds us that he is the man who can thrill you and make you emotional at the same time. Bana and Rush are great.

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