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.
Directed by Steven Spielberg
vietnam war
newspaper
journalist
washington dc, usa
politics
1970s
journalism
grave
biography
based on true story
richard nixon
pentagon papers
government cover-up
publisher
political thriller
reminiscent
Rank
#126 in 2017·#4537 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
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
Crew
Steven Spielberg
Director
Liz Hannah
Writer
Josh Singer
Writer
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Michael Kahn
Editor
Sarah Broshar
Editor
Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
Josh Singer
Executive Producer
Liz Hannah
Co-Producer
Amy Pascal
Producer
Adam Somner
Executive Producer
Kristie Macosko Krieger
Producer
Popular Reviews
817 reviews
KingAL
9.3★ · 03/18/25
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Landyn
8.0★ · 05/01/26
Idk I just remembered I watched this in junior year US history and it was fire as fuck
Idk I just remembered I watched this in junior year US history and it was fire as fuck
Shayne
2.0★ · 04/10/26
Breaking News: This movie was boring.
Breaking News: This movie was boring.
Ishan
8.0★ · 04/01/26
giving spielberg a camera is like giving michael jordan a basketball
giving spielberg a camera is like giving michael jordan a basketball
Jason
8.0★ · 03/24/26
Audibly name dropped one of the actors while watching this
Audibly name dropped one of the actors while watching this
