The Report (2019)

Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.

Director:

Scott Z. Burns

Writer:

Scott Z. Burns

Stars:

Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Driver	...	Daniel Jones
Corey Stoll	...	Cyrus Clifford
Evander Duck Jr.	...	Off Site Security Guard
Jon Hamm	...	Denis McDonough
Linda Powell	...	Marcy Morris
Annette Bening	...	Senator Dianne Feinstein
Sandra Landers	...	Senate Intelligence Committee Clerk
John Rothman	...	Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Victor Slezak	...	Senator Jay Rockefeller
Guy Boyd	...	Senator Saxby Chambliss
Alexander Chaplin	...	Sean Murphy
Joanne Tucker	...	Gretchen
Maura Tierney	...	Bernadette
Michael C. Hall	...	Thomas Eastman
Ian Blackman	...	Cofer Black

Storyline

THE REPORT is a thriller based on actual events. Idealistic staffer Daniel J. Jones (Adam Driver) is tasked by his boss Senator Dianne Feinstein (Annette Bening) to lead an investigation of the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program created in the aftermath of 9/11. Jones' relentless pursuit of the truth leads to findings that uncover the lengths to which the nation's top intelligence agency went to destroy evidence, subvert the law, and hide a shocking secret from the American public. THE REPORT is written and directed by Scott Z. Burns, and the film also stars Jon Hamm, Sarah Goldberg, Michael C. Hall, Douglas Hodge, Fajer Kaisi, Ted Levine, Jennifer Morrison, Tim Blake Nelson, Linda Powell, Matthew Rhys, T. Ryder Smith, Corey Stoll, and Maura Tierney.

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Plot Keywords:

dianne feinstein character | mark udall character | jay rockefeller character | torture | interrogation | 

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Taglines:

Truth Matters

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some scenes of inhumane treatment and torture, and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Torture Report

Company Credits

Production Co:

Topic Studios, Margin of Error, Unbranded Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mathew Rhys in this film is a New York times reporter helping to blow the whistle on government secrets. Similarly, he played a whistleblower in the film "The Post" responsible for the Vietnam papers leaked to the press in the early 70s. Ironically, in "The Post" , the the New York Times was barred from being able to release the information to the public.

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Connections

Featured in CTV News at 11:30 Toronto: Episode dated 8 September 2019 (2019)

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