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Munich

2005

Steven Spielberg

Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz ...

7.1

56,353

Thriller. Drama. Mystery A gripping suspense thriller set in the aftermath of the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"As a thriller, “Munich” is efficient, absorbing, effective. As an ethical argument, it is haunting. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"This is Spielberg operating at his peak — an exceptionally made, provocative and vital film for our times. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"More than anything, 'Munich' is a slammin' entertainment filled with dazzling set pieces and geometric camerawork."	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"'Munich' may have value as an act of expiation but not as entertainment or art."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"This mournful masterpiece is Steven Spielberg's harshest film yet, which is saying something, given 'Schindler's List' and 'Saving Private Ryan' (...) No easy answers, no happy ending, no hero who can lead by example. This is new territory for Spielberg, and he completes the journey with honor. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"The director’s long-gestating meditative thriller (...) in the process forgets to be a pulse-quickening suspenser. (...) The general public will be glancing at their watches rather than having epiphanies about world peace	NEG

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