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Good Night, and Good Luck

2025 · 105 min

A filmed stage play that feels like watching history unfold live, with tense, talky confrontations and a sober, principled mood.

Directed by
Micah Bickham, Grant Heslov
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
George Clooney, Mac Brandt, Will Dagger
Overview
Livestreamed from the penultimate show at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, this stage adaptation of George Clooney's 2005 film follows the story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

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Directed by
Micah Bickham, Grant Heslov
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
George Clooney, Mac Brandt, Will Dagger
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • media
  • power
  • justice
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Micah Bickham, Grant Heslov
Written by
Grant Heslov, George Clooney
Starring
George Clooney, Mac Brandt, Will Dagger, Christopher Denham, Glenn Fleshler, Ilana Glazer, Clark Gregg, Paul Gross
Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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