All the President's Men (1976)
'All the President's Men' follows the young Woodward and Bernstein as they investigate and ultimately uncover the Watergate scandal that led to President Nixon's impeachment and resignation.
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Poll: Face-Off: 'All the President's Men' vs. 'The Post'
Both films depict true stories about the newspaper, The Washington Post, publishing evidence about the U.S. government committing serious abuses of power. Both movies are set in Washington D.C. in the early 1970's, include the character of editor Ben Bradlee, reveal President Nixon's corruption and the journalists' courage, and illustrate the importance of the press and its independence. Which of these Oscar-nominated political thrillers do you think is the better dramatization of democracy, threats to it, and its protectors?
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The Post (2017)
'The Post' follows iconic editor Ben Bradlee and publisher Katherine Graham as they defy the Nixon Administration and a court order to publish the Pentagon Papers, a top secret government study about the Vietnam War.
