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  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 56 m
  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 56 m

Summary Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post, a thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post's Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up ...

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Written By: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer

  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 56 m
  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • 1 h 56 m

The Post

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 51 Critic Reviews
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83
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 449 User Ratings
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Summary Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post, a thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post's Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up ...

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Written By: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 51 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
47 Reviews
8% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 51 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
47 Reviews
8% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Jan 12, 2018
The film is both a gripping and timely celebration of the free press, and, in the remarkable hands of Streep, an exploration of what it meant then (and, perhaps, now) to be a woman thrust into power in an all-male world.
By Moira Macdonald FULL REVIEW
95
Dec 6, 2017
There’s not a wasted moment as The Post packs what could be an overwhelming amount of information into a story that ultimately reveals itself as a Capra-esque morality play with deep roots in recent history and a style that sometimes calls back to the paranoid thrillers of the 1970s.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
88
Jan 5, 2018
As a movie, The Post is engrossing and enjoyable, if falling slightly short of “All the President’s Men” and “Spotlight.” As a period piece, it couldn’t feel more eerily of the moment.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 9, 2018
Spielberg is in complete control of the material and even manages to tamp down his customary treacle until the movie’s almost over. It’s a fine, enjoyable ride, even if the ultimate destination is never the slightest bit in doubt.
By Christopher Orr FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 6, 2017
If Hollywood is going to make “now more than ever” movies, this is the way to do it: with a marvelous cast, pitch-perfect design, and a story that feels like the work of latter-day Frank Capra. The Post is an act of goodwill and faith in American institutions, but it’s also aware of how fragile those institutions are, how dependent on their participants they are for their survival, and how much is at stake when press freedom is threatened.
By Alissa Wilkinson FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 19, 2017
There’s more than enough to like here, including a great ensemble, the best performance from a living legend in years, and, again, a message that feels depressingly timely.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 6, 2017
The more you interrogate the premises underlying The Post’s themes, the more they disintegrate. The daunting fact is that only mass movements truly change society for the better. But that’s a messy process with a lot of depressing history built in, and not ideal for narratives catering to prim liberal sensibilities.
By Daniel Schindel FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 449 User Ratings
7.0
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315 Ratings
18% Mixed
83 Ratings
11% Negative
51 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 449 User Ratings
7.0
70% Positive
315 Ratings
18% Mixed
83 Ratings
11% Negative
51 Ratings

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Production Company Twentieth Century Fox, Dreamworks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Participant, Amblin Entertainment, Pascal Pictures, Star Thrower Entertainment
Release Date Dec 22, 2017
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Truth be told
Website http://www.facebook.com/ThePostOfficial/
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 6 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Critics Choice Awards
• 8 Nominations

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