In 2005, when Weinberg was 33, director and producer Steven Spielberg offered him the role of his own, biological father Moshe Weinberg, in the historical drama film "Munich", based on the events following the Munich massacre of the 1972 Summer Olympics in which his father was killed by a terrorist group known as Black September. The film was also based on the book "Vengeance", by Canadian-Hungarian author George Jonas. The film received several Academy Awards nominations, including for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Score. It performed well worldwide in terms of commercial success, earning $130 million, and was named the 16th "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by "The New York Times", in 2017. It generated both a lot of praise and critique for its portrayal of the historical events it was representing, including from Weinberg's own mother Mimi, who was unhappy with the film. She later said she did not for people to view the film, despite her son appearing in it.