| Studio: | Downey Studios, Universal Pictures |
| Director: | Mike Nichols |
| Screenwriter: | Aaron Sorkin (based on the book written by George Crile) |
| Producer: | Mary Bailey, Celia D. Costas, Gary Goetzman, Michael Haley, Tom Hanks, Edward Hunt, Ryan Kavanaugh, Paul A. Levin, Jeff Skoll |
| Director of Photography: | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Editor: | John Bloom, Antonia van Drimmelen |
| Production: | Victor Kempster |
| Music: | James Newton Howard |
| Cast: | Tom Hanks (Charlie Wilson) |
| | Amy Adams (Bonnie Bach) |
| | Julia Roberts (Joanne Herring) |
| | Philip Seymour Hoffman (Gust Avrakotos) |
| | Jud Taylor (Crystal Lee) |
| | Hilary Angelo (Kelly) |
| | Cyia Batten (Stacey) |
| | Daniel Eric Gold (Donnelly) |
| | Emily Blunt (Jane Liddle) |
| | Peter Gerety (Larry Liddle) |
| | Wynn Everett (Receptionist) |
| | Rachel Nichols (Suzanne) |
| | Mary Bonner Baker (Marla) |
| | Shiri Appleby ("Jailbait") |
| | P.J. Byrne (Jim van Wagenen) |
| | John Slattery (Cravely) |
| | Joe Roland (McGaffin) |
| | Om Puri (President Zia) |
| | Faran Tahir (Brigadier Rashid) |
| | Rizwan Manji (Colonel Mahmood) |
| Awards: | Academy Award Nominations (1, no win) |
| | .....Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Philip Seymour Hoffman) |
| | BAFTA Nominations (1, no win) |
| | .....Best Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) |
| | Critics Choice Award (2 nominations, no wins) |
| | .....Best Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) |
| | .....Best Writer (Aaron Sorkin) |
| | Central Ohio Film Critics Association (1 nomination, 1 win) |
| | .....Actor of the Year (Philip Seymour Hoffman) |
| | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1 nomination, no win) |
| | .....Best Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) |
| | Golden Globes (5 nominations, no wins) |
| | .....Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy (Tom Hanks) |
| | .....Best Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy |
| | .....Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Philip Seymour Hoffman) |
| | .....Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Julia Roberts) |
| | .....Best Screenplay- Motion Picture (Aaron Sorkin) |
| | Online Film Critics Society Awards (1 nomination, no wins) |
| | .....Best Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) |
| | World Soundtrack Awards (1 nomination, 1 win) |
| | .....Film Composer of the Year (James Newton Howard) |
| | Color, 102 minutes. |