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Name: Munich
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: action, drama, history, thriller
Released: 2005
Duration: 2 h 44 min
Rating: 7.5

Munich has an iRankMovies score of 75.4/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Munich (2005)

The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next.

Release:2005

Runtime:2h 44m

Country:United States

Director:Steven Spielberg

Language:English

Genre

ActionDramaHistory

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Keywords

Hotel RoomIsraelMossadAssassinationParis FranceHostageOlympic Games1970s

iRank75

Munich rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.5/10· 251K votes

Rotten Tomatoes79%

Metacritic74%

TMDb7.132/10· 3K votes

With 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 74/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Munich

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

Cast of Munich

Eric Bana
as Avner
Daniel Craig
as Steve
Ciarán Hinds
as Carl
Mathieu Kassovitz
as Robert
Hanns Zischler
as Hans
Ayelet Zurer
as Daphna
Geoffrey Rush
as Ephraim
Gila Almagor
as Avner's Mother
Michael Lonsdale
as Papa
Mathieu Amalric
as Louis
Moritz Bleibtreu
as Andreas
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
as Sylvie

Munich facts

Budget: $70M
Box office: $131M

Our take on Munich

Steven Spielberg's 2005 historical thriller takes as its starting point the 1972 Munich Olympics, where eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by the Palestinian group Black September. In response, the Israeli government assembles a team of Mossad agents to track down and kill those held responsible. What follows is a tense, morally searching drama that weighs vengeance against its cost, watching the mission's toll deepen with every step. Deliberate and sober rather than action-driven, it suits viewers who want serious, adult filmmaking about violence, politics and conscience. Those seeking clear heroes or easy resolution will find something far more troubling and reflective here.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•1970s historical setting grounds assassination thriller in specific geopolitical context
•Moral complexity of revenge and violence explored through character psychological toll
•Action drama balance maintains tension while examining cost of intelligence operations

What the audience disliked

•Historical event treatment may feel incomplete relative to real world complexities
•Long runtime and deliberate pacing limit mainstream audience accessibility