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Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) a score of 3.3734 out of 4

based on (322) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(136)

Good

(16)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(1)

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Cinema Blend

t's 1953, and respected journalist Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn), along with his colleagues (George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., Frank Langella) at the CBS show See it Now decide to break away from the tradition of...read the complete Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) review at Cinema Blend

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Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

An unusual and absorbing, if somewhat preachy film....read the complete Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

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Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)

The crusading spirit of director Stanley Kramer ( Judgment at Nuremberg ) lives on in director George Clooney's matter-of-fact but ardent dramatization....read the complete Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) review at Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)

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Film Threat (Phil Hall)

Clooney has littered his film with such a high quantity of mistakes that it is hard to know where exactly to begin finding fault....read the complete Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) review at Film Threat (Phil Hall)

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Pop Entertainment.com

Hollywood films are so often created and marketed towards the younger demographics that it is sometimes shocking when a truly adult movie is made. A movie about important, serious, mature men and women doing vital work to make the world a better place;...read the complete Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) review at Pop Entertainment.com