2005 historical drama film Good Night, and Good Luck is a 2005 historical drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay he wrote with Grant Heslov, who also produced. It stars David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr. and Frank Langella, and portrays the conflict between veteran journalist Edward R. Murrow (Strathairn) and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, especially concerning the anti-communist Senator's actions regarding the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. 367,364 views on September 22, 2016 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: HTTP 404, Matteo Darmian, Angelina Jolie, Marion Cotillard. Wiki link