4.9 Score

2017 • 1h 30min • R • Thriller, Drama, History

Shock and Awe

"They risked everything to uncover the truth."

A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

IMDb 6.4

RT 28%

MC 47

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Rob Reiner

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Joey Hartstone

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Woody Harrelson

Jonathan Landay

James Marsden

Warren Strobel

Rob Reiner

John Walcott

Tommy Lee Jones

Joe Galloway

Jessica Biel

Lisa Mayr

Milla Jovovich

Vlatka Landay

Richard Schiff

The Usual

Luke Tennie

Adam Green

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James Marsden Warren Strobel

Rob Reiner John Walcott

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Jessica Biel Lisa Mayr

Milla Jovovich Vlatka Landay

Richard Schiff The Usual

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Terence Rosemore Mr. Green

Margo Moorer Mrs. Green

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Kate Butler Nancy Walcott

Luke White Adam Strobel

Gabe White Mitch Strobel

Bowen Hoover Noah Landay

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