The Post (2018)
83%RT Audience Score: 73%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 2 Oscars
21 wins & 114 nominations total
The Post’s period setting belies its bitingly timely themes, brought compellingly to life by director Steven Spielberg and an outstanding ensemble cast
The Post” is a movie that will make you want to stand up and cheer for journalism and women’s empowerment. Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks deliver fantastic performances, but what really stands out is the tension and excitement that Spielberg brings to the story of the Pentagon Papers. It’s a reminder of the importance of a free press and the bravery it takes to stand up to those in power. Plus, who doesn’t love a good smoky room meeting? It’s like “Mad Men” but with more stakes. Overall, “The Post” is a must-watch for anyone who cares about the truth and justice.
Production Company(ies)
Bluemark Productions, C-Hundred Film Corporation, Civilian Pictures,
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited), Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
White Plains, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for language and brief war violence
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 55m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2018 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 17, 2018
Genre(s)
History/Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $180,419,276
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $212,312,669
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 664
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 23,152,963
US/Canada gross: $81,903,458
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $96,381,840
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 770
US/Canada opening weekend: $526,011
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $618,996
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,355
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $50,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $58,838,688
Production budget ranking: 697
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $31,684,633
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $121,789,348
ROI to date (est.): 135%
ROI ranking: 813
Tom Hanks – Ben Bradlee
Bruce Greenwood – Robert McNamara
Matthew Rhys – Daniel Ellsberg
Bob Odenkirk – Ben Bagdikian
Michael Stuhlbarg – Abe Rosenthal
Amy Pascal – Producer
Kristie Macosko Krieger – Producer
Steven Spielberg – Producer, Director
Liz Hannah – Writer
Josh Singer – Writer
Director(s)
Steven Spielberg
Writer(s)
Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Producer(s)
Amy Pascal, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
21 wins & 114 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (409) | Top Critics (83) | Fresh (360) | Rotten (49)
Meryl Streep gives a truly magnificent performance as Katherine Graham…
November 4, 2021
Nell Minow
AWFJ Women on Film
TOP CRITIC
[Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks’] best scenes together reveal how each journalist was compromised by cozy relationships with powerful Democrats (in his case, President Kennedy; in hers, defense secretary Robert McNamara).
March 10, 2020
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
It wouldn’t be Spielberg without romanticism to the highest degree, and he’d probably plead guilty.
August 27, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4
Robert Daniels
812filmreviews
TOP CRITIC
The Post was exciting because everyone onscreen and in the audience embraced the premise that the Post had news to tell that would turn the world on its ear. Sometimes at home watching TV I’m not sure what news is any longer.
February 1, 2018
Michael Miner
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
The film wrings a fair amount of tension and nostalgia from what is essentially a string of meetings in smoky rooms, though it stints on analysis and ends with a limp punchline.
January 25, 2018
Ryan Gilbey
New Statesman
TOP CRITIC
The tensions wind up deliciously as we work our way to a penultimate celebration of a now-imperilled medium.
January 25, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
To call this film of the moment would be a gross understatement. But more importantly, it’s another deftly entertaining Spielberg film.
March 16, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It’s [a movie] we need now, when it feels increasingly like both women and journalism are targets of the powers that be. Bravo to Streep, Hanks, Spielberg, and everyone involved in this film for standing up and saying that’s unacceptable
November 4, 2021
Betsy Bozdech
AWFJ Women on Film
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks lead a superb ensemble cast in Steven Spielberg’s handsome telling…
November 4, 2021
Nikki Baughan
AWFJ Women on Film
Director Steven Spielberg’s best achievement, however, is to free Meryl Streep from having to perform with a row of exclamation points and simply be thoughtful and low-key…
November 4, 2021
Susan Wloszczyna
AWFJ Women on Film
Katharine Graham is a women to be much admired, and superb role model for women of all ages. Her story is extremely important, and Meryl Streep does an admirable job of portraying her.
November 4, 2021
Jennifer Merin
AWFJ Women on Film
An energetic tale that needs to be heard in America right now.
August 10, 2021 | Rating: A-
Kip Mooney
Central Track…
Plot
When American military analyst, Daniel Ellsberg, realizes to his disgust the depths of the US government’s deceptions about the futility of the Vietnam War, he takes action by copying top-secret documents that would become the Pentagon Papers. Later, Washington Post owner, Kay Graham, is still adjusting to taking over her late husband’s business when editor Ben Bradlee discovers the New York Times has scooped them with an explosive expose on those papers. Determined to compete, Post reporters find Ellsberg himself and a complete copy of those papers. However, the Post’s plans to publish their findings are put in jeopardy with a Federal restraining order that could get them all indicted for Contempt. Now, Kay Graham must decide whether to back down for the safety of her paper or publish and fight for the Freedom of the Press. In doing so, Graham and her staff join a fight that would have America’s democratic ideals in the balance.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The ensemble cast of The Post is described as “outstanding” by Fresh Kernels.
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