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. Inspired by true events.
Acting
Streep's trembling boardroom power grab. Oscar bait that earned it.
Direction
Spielberg shot this in 10 months. Urgent, live-wire energy throughout.
Editing
Rapid-fire newsroom montages that make journalism look dangerously sexy.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Meryl Streep
Kay Graham
Tom Hanks
Ben Bradlee
Sarah Paulson
Tony Bradlee
Bob Odenkirk
Ben Bagdikian
Tracy Letts
Fritz Beebe
Bradley Whitford
Arthur Parsons
Bruce Greenwood
Robert McNamara
Matthew Rhys
Daniel Ellsberg
Alison Brie
Lally Graham
Carrie Coon
Meg Greenfield
Jesse Plemons
Roger Clark
David Cross
Howard Simons
Zach Woods
Anthony Essaye
Pat Healy
Phil Geyelin
John Rue
Gene Patterson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spielberg, Streep and Hanks all deferred salaries to get this made fast — they started shooting February 2017, eleven months before release.
This dropped six months after Trump's 'fake news' meltdowns began. Not subtle, but the timing was almost too perfect.
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