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The Post

(3,947)IMDb 7.21 h 55 min2017X-RayPG-13

HD. Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star in this drama that details how Washington Post staffers risked everything to publish the Pentagon Papers.

Directors: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Sarah Paulson Matthew Rhys Tom Hanks

Genres: Drama

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Supporting actors: Meryl Streep Bob Odenkirk Bradley Whitford Tracy Letts Bruce Greenwood

Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)

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Jeff Mills

One of the best movies I have seen

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2018

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One of the best movies I have seen, for awhile. I watched it 2 nights in a row, and enjoyed as much the 2nd watch.
I must say, I am 66 years old, and remember the "Pentagon Papers" release, when it happened; this movie filled in
many details that I did not catch on the 1st run. This movie goes down with "All the Presidents Men" as one of the best.
And at the very end of this movie there is about a 30 second reference to the Watergate brake in; that brought Nixon down.

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S. Hamilton

Loved this story!

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018

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Well it’s Stars my favorite actors but more than that being of a certain age I definitely remember the Watergate Scandal and reading afterward what courage it had taken for Katherine Graham to assume her position as the owner of the Washinton Post after her husband’s suicide even though her father had originally owned the Post and she had every right. 1971 was a time when the glass ceiling was about ankle high and the thought of women even having credit in their name was fraught. I remember going into a bank to deliver the loan paperwork on the house my husband and I were buying. I went in with two young children, signed loan documents that we more than qualified for I thought I was just running one more errand that day when the Bank Manager he would not take them without my husband being there. Why? Because I was a woman and my husband might not know what I was doing, it was an expensive house! I explained my husband was at work (he was working @ 120hrs a week when he first opened his practice)
So the bank manager said, “What would happen if I called Your Husband?” He’d tell you to take the papers! So I called his office, asked to speak to him and when he came to the phone I explained that I was at the bank and the manager wouldn’t take the loan docs from me! God Bless my husband, he couldn’t believe it! So when the manager got on the line he told him to take the damn paperwork that I handled all our finances and to do anything else I ever asked him to do regarding our finances or he’d pull every account we had and the hospitals and medical center and do his best to make sure he either got over his chauvinist attitude or be fired! Can only imagine the opposition Katherine Graham faced, the risk financially, socially and possibly legally if they got it wrong! So not without trepidation but with great patriotism she took it! She was my hero I’ve been a fan of the Washington Post ever since!
She was trying to do this after suffering through the emotional stress of her husband who suffered from bi-polar disorder has committed suicide so it was a story for women’s liberation too.

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artgirl

A powerful film about the search for truth...and justice...perfect for these times

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2018

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Simply great score that added to the suspense in a profound way. Having lived through the actual events, I thought that the path to the crescendo was superbly presented, with all of the compelling twists and turns along the way often leaving me breathless. There's no denying that the relevancy to today's times makes the film especially important. It is the dedicated and focused reporters and journalists who are going to get us our country back...and their courage and quest for the truth...even in the face of powerful forces trying to stop them...is really all we have standing between us and fascism.

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This frightened me that this happened and is still happening?

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2018

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A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Let me tell you that this movie infuriated me. Not due to the movie but due to the government cover ups and the lies andf the secrets. These are officials that work for us, the people, and they in my opinion have no right to keep things form We the People. I am furious that this still goes on too. So there is my political statement and now to the movie. Spielberg, Hanks, Streep what more is there to say. The acting is top notch and the story is well, the story. It should shake everybody to the core that this is what happened and is still going on. I loved the whole 1970's motif. All of this movie is one great film and should have gotten more appeal to the masses. This movie is a wake up call to us all and God help us if we don't .

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How to undermine truths to the public- How media can be manipulated by governing powers

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2018

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Having just watched this docu-drama and taking notes, I was amazed at how history and it's 'circle' just keeps going around and around. We're supposed to learn from our mistakes through history as should the politicos, White House and media. Some say this was 'boring' but if you lived through those times it was just the beginning of a much larger and more dangerous picture. Just look at us now and the media and what it can and has done to divide our country via the politicians who have/had someone in their back pockets to make things happen. The print is a mighty sword and can be constructive as well as destructive. Watch the Speilberg version of the Post and the NY Times and draw your own conclusions. SO much more that I wish they had at least hinted at but the last short quote in the movie might get you to your history books and google searches. See where we're heading and what's already happened. Again. Good work to all of those who participated in this. NOT boring at all

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Alabamawriter

It was tense and thrilling throughout with quotes I will never forget from the Supreme Court to the courageous man who had the courage to be the "source" when he spoke so beautifully about treason

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2018

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A desperately needed message in todays climate! It was tense and thrilling throughout with quotes I will never forget from the Supreme Court to the courageous man who had the courage to be the "source" when he spoke so beautifully about treason. Thank you!

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Sylvia Bloomfield

Very watchable.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2020

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Good movie, little underwhelmed by Meryl Streeps' character, but not her performance, and once again Tom Hanks can do no wrong.

Jock McBile

See history repeating itself.

Reviewed in Canada on June 18, 2019

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**IMPORTANT Digital Copy is ONLY for Google Store, no other options allowed** I saw this m ovie in the theatre, when it was released. It IS a tad slow, but the over all story is very important, as we're repeating now. Obviously not one to one, as this dealt with the Pentagon Papers. But we're seeing govt's increasingly using Executive privilege and National Security as an excuse to jail journalists and whistle blowers (and yes, I mean BOTH Obama, and Cheeto Hitler) And excellent cast. Give it a chance, and I'm certain you'll enjoy it.

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CanuckTeach

Pentagon Papers explained.

Reviewed in Canada on September 25, 2018

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The Post: a matter-of-fact re-telling of the Pentagon Papers scandal just before the Watergate era. In fact, this film will explain why the Post was already on shaky ground with the White House when the investigation into the Watergate cover-up. (Ironically, no one had heard of Woodward & Bernstein yet.) While Tom Hanks is always splendid, I think Ben Bradley was better-portrayed by Jason Robards in All the Presidents Men. Hanks is firm—Robards was firm and snarly. Sorry... can’t help make the comparison. Lots of special features. Great cinematography. Decent exposition on the US Constitution when it was still working (somewhat, anyway). Nice package.

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Gis A. Bun

Before Watergate

Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2018

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The movie jumps into the part of the Richard Nixon presidency just before Watergate [we see it briefly at the end] with the administration trying to block then then "junior" Washington Post from releasing the big story.
Even shades of Donald Trump shown when Nixon bans the WP from the White House.
An excellent cast with Steven Spielberg directing. A bit confusing if you don't know the story leading up to that era [I was a bit young].
A bunch of mostly small featurettes are included totaling around one hour. Nothing spectacular there.

Daniel Mérineau

Très bon fait réel

Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2019

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Film reçu en temps et en bon état. Une histoire captivante d'une époque charnière dans le passage du président Richard Nixon qui a dû démissionner de son poste de président de États-Unis dans une periode trouble autour de la guerre du Vietnam et du cambriolage du Watergate. Meryl Streep et Tom Hanks sont excellents dans ce film. Ce film m'a permit de découvrir le rôle du Washington Post derrière cette histoire.

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