

The Post
Truth be told
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $50M
- Box office
- $179.8M
- Language
- English
- vietnam war
- newspaper
- journalist
- washington dc, usa
- politics
- 1970s
- journalism
- grave
- biography
- based on true story
- richard nixon
- pentagon papers
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United States of America, India
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical12 Jan 2018
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)PG-1322 Dec 2017
- PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival4 Jan 2018
- TheatricalPG-1312 Jan 2018
- PhysicalPG-1317 Apr 2018
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A19 Jan 2018
- Physical1221 May 2018
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM11 Jan 2018
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT622 Feb 2018
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1225 Jan 2018
- Digital / OTT122 May 2018
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical115 Apr 2018
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical26 Jan 2018
FranceFR
- TheatricalU24 Jan 2018
- TVCanal+ Grand Écran10 Jun 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical622 Feb 2018
GreeceGR
- Theatrical11 Jan 2018
Hong KongHK
- TheatricalIIA1 Feb 2018
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The Post was released on 22 December 2017.
Audience reviews
4- G5/10
Gimly
1/31/2018
Firing on all Oscar-bait cylinders, _The Post_ is much more about the facts of the events than an insight into the people involved in them. It has some laughs in it, but it's far from a comedy. It's all "what" and no "why", but also, _The Post_ is built on this HUGE will-they-wont-they question with massive ramifications ("Will Nixon and LBJ be exposed") and it's what the whole 108 minute runtime is building up to…
- M6/10
martina.physics
10/7/2018
The movie is very interesting and clearly very curated in the cast and scenography. It tells an important piece of American history and is an ode to press freedom. However, I found it rather slow in development and a bit too lost in too many conversations. Lacks a bit of action/movement.
- F5/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
5/8/2023
**An ambitious film, very solid and with a lot of quality, but which turned out to be forgettable.** I've honestly lost count of the movies about Nixon I've seen. And I understand that! In the history of the American presidential institution, few presidents have stirred up as much controversy. He was a president who not only was willing to use his whole power, but also who abused from its use. And the media was on…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
5/29/2024
This is essentially a film about the freedom of the press - and how that terrifies even the most "democratic" of institutions. Disillusioned military analyst (Matthew Rhys) discovers the extent to which the US military had been misleading the government and population about the Vietnam War and takes some sensitive information to the Washington Post (initially, this is more about who gets the scoop - them or the New Y…
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