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Shock and Awe

2018·1h 30m·R
DramaBiographyThrillerWarHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.4/10
9,830 votes
Metascore
47
Metacritic

A group of journalists of the Knight-Ridder news service covering President George W. Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the President's claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

Shock and Awe is a 2018 drama biography movie directed by Rob Reiner, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson, James Marsden. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4/10 from 9,830 votes and runs 1h 30m.

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Director
Rob Reiner
Stars
Tommy Lee Jones
Woody Harrelson
James Marsden
Rob Reiner
Creators
Joey Hartstone
Details
2018-07-20
90 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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