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The Post

  • 20172017
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
149K
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Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
A drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post's Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee, as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers -- and their very freedom - to help bring long-buried truths to light.
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A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
149K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,398
211
  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Liz Hannah
    • Josh Singer
  • Stars
    • Meryl Streep
    • Tom Hanks
    • Sarah Paulson
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  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Liz Hannah
    • Josh Singer
  • Stars
    • Meryl Streep
    • Tom Hanks
    • Sarah Paulson
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    • 512User reviews
    • 449Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 21 wins & 114 nominations total

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    'The Post' Sped Through Production to Deliver a Timely Message
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    Carrie Coon
    Interview 9:41
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    Meryl Streep
    Interview 9:35
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    Interview 8:38
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    Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
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    Tom Hanks, Philip Casnoff, David Cross, Pat Healy, Rick Holmes, Bob Odenkirk, and Carrie Coon in The Post (2017)
    Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
    Tom Hanks and Sarah Paulson in The Post (2017)
    Tom Hanks in The Post (2017)
    Tom Hanks, Philip Casnoff, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, and Jessie Mueller in The Post (2017)
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    Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Philip Casnoff, David Cross, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Jessie Mueller, and Carrie Coon in The Post (2017)

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    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Kay Graham
    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Ben Bradlee
    Sarah Paulson
    Sarah Paulson
    • Tony Bradlee
    Bob Odenkirk
    Bob Odenkirk
    • Ben Bagdikian
    Tracy Letts
    Tracy Letts
    • Fritz Beebe
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Arthur Parsons
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Robert McNamara
    Matthew Rhys
    Matthew Rhys
    • Daniel Ellsberg
    Alison Brie
    Alison Brie
    • Lally Graham
    Carrie Coon
    Carrie Coon
    • Meg Greenfield
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons
    • Roger Clark
    David Cross
    David Cross
    • Howard Simons
    Zach Woods
    Zach Woods
    • Anthony Essaye
    Pat Healy
    Pat Healy
    • Phil Geyelin
    John Rue
    John Rue
    • Gene Patterson
    Rick Holmes
    Rick Holmes
    • Murray Marder
    Philip Casnoff
    Philip Casnoff
    • Chalmers Roberts
    Jessie Mueller
    Jessie Mueller
    • Judith Martin
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Liz Hannah
      • Josh Singer
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    • Trivia
      In all of the scenes depicting President Nixon on the phone in the Oval Office, Nixon's actual voice is heard from White House tapes.
    • Goofs
      The film shows Washington Post trucks delivering newspapers when the Post's edition of the Pentagon Papers hits the street. The Washington Post did not own delivery trucks. The paper was distributed by independent drivers using their own unmarked trucks, usually white step vans.
    • Quotes

      Meg Greenfield: ...from the majority opinion: 'In the First Amendment the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors.'

    • Crazy credits
      The 20th Century Fox logo is shown, but we do not hear the usual fanfare. Instead, we just hear the sound effects of the action in Vietnam which leads into the first scene of the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Michael Shannon/Alison Brie/Jaboukie Young-White (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Green River
      Written by John Fogerty

      Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival

      Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.

    User reviews512

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Democracy Dies In Darkness
    I have always been a sucker for a good newspaper film, and 'The Post' is one of the best.

    Living in the D. C. area since 1987, The Post has been a fixture in my life.

    Being a moderate Republican married for 25 years into a family whose business is being elected every two years to the U. S. Congresss, I was privelaged to have a front row seat and sometimes a back stage pass to talk with Congressional leaders and 4 U. S. Presidents.

    In addition, I sat in on occasional press conferences, interviews, and off the record discussions.

    In my own business, I have been interviewed multiple times by the WP as a SME on business matters.

    I haven't always agreed with the Post's political editorial opinions, and I can attest first hand that reporters attempt to get the story right, but don't always quote verbatim when the subject matter is not of national security or similar level of importance.

    Newspapers still operate on a journalistic level in fact checking and verification - there are rare exceptions and those are likely discovered at some point, so imo the esssence of newspaper journalism as it's taught in school is still alive and kicking...Television and tabloid journalism on the other hand has for the most part, become an entertainment industry and is devoid of such checks and balances as two source verifications, etc. It has become an opinion editorial broadcast to a great degree. It's what brings in the advertising dollars - big bucks.

    PBS News Hour's Judy Woodruff and the late/great Jim Lehrer are perhaps the last TV journalist/news anchors to avoid coloring and opining their broadcasts, leaving the op ed element to panel opinion discussions where it belongs.

    That all being said, The Post is a throw back to the days when journalists were still driven by standards and ethics. What they taught in journalism school was to a great degree being manifested in the newspaper rooms.

    Katherine Graham inherited the paper and with Ben Bradley (the "pirate") running the operation, has a decision to make on running a story on the Rand Corporation/Pentagon 20-year ongoing research program of the viability of involvement in SE Asia, and U. S. chances of winning the Vietnam War.

    Top secret documents are involved and the right for newspapers to report on such leaked documents, showing that every President from Truman to Nixon knew that it would be - a war we could never win.

    Spielberg does a very good job of bringing the drama of this and the decision Graham must make to publish even at the risk of putting the then barely solvent paper out of business and those involved into jail.

    Her place as a woman who inherited this three generation family business that operates in the men's club of newspaper journalism is obviously the back story and Streep plays it totally low key and true to Graham's sense of the moment and transformation evolving by necessity from her insider Washingtonian socialite origins, to the power inherent in being Owner of a publishing center-of-influence that requires "making the tough decisions" (and despite those decisions sometimes being in disagreement with the paper's long-time male executive team and trusted advisors).

    As always a great performance by Streep, as was Hanks' and the entire cast - Spielberg's ability to communicate what he envisions and needs from the actor in each scene, backed by his intuitive directing style, brings out actors' best instincts - it always has.

    Spielberg holds nothing back in tapping into his deep refined set of film making skills, tapping his influences Hitchcock and Bergman in camera work and scene structure. It is a true work of art we are witnessing in 'The Post'. Like Streep is to acting, Spielberg is held to a higher standard than today's mere mortal film makers. This means Stephen and Streep are unlikely to take home hardware, but this film could easily win best "everything" if it were not for their stature (success-penalty alert).

    Was it good enough for the elite actors and director to win Oscars in a great year for film? Maybe, but I'm guessing Chastain or Robbie for Lead Actress, Oldman for Lead Actor, Plummer for Supporting Actor and Janney for Supporting actress take the hardware home. Streep put forth the best performance of the year though, regardless of who actually takes home the hardware. She is simply the best actor alive and this was a great performance.πŸ‘

    Haven't screened Phantom Thread yet by the way - that could change things, but unlikely regarding Streep.

    Should you see this movie? ABSOLUTELY! Of course, I LOVE newspaper movies! And this is a VERY good one. Not up to "Spotlight" (best-ever newspaper film), but equal to 'All the President's Men" - it's a very good movie, with a share of thrilling moments mixed into it's successful mission to capture the moment when a local newspaper became an influential national paper, with a then unheard-of woman as it's Admiral making the toughest of business and journalistic decisions, and a pirate as its Captain to pull it off.

    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED πŸ‘πŸ‘
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    • Jan 15, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Papers
    • Filming locations
      • White Plains, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Reliance Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $81,903,458
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $526,011
      • Dec 24, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $180,419,276
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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