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Documentary  •  2026  •  98 min

Steal This Story, Please! (2026)

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Steal This Story, Please! (2026)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.8

Overview

This documentary follows Amy Goodman and the small team behind Democracy Now!, the long-running independent news program that has covered conflicts and power structures largely ignored by corporate outlets since 1996. The Leans Progressive label follows directly from the film's framing: directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal present Goodman's career as proof that journalism surrenders its purpose when it gets too close to government and corporate power. That is a recognizable progressive media critique, and it drives the film's central question. Goodman's roots in a justice-oriented Jewish household with a social-justice-minded father add biographical texture without steering the film toward traditional family values territory.

Starring Cast

N/A

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: Medium

Filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, granted extensive behind-the-scenes access to Amy Goodman, frame her career at Democracy Now! as a model of fearless truth-telling that directly confronts corporate media and political power; the central question posed is what happens to democracy when the press surrenders to those forces.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The documentary features a visibly diverse group of real journalists without any recasting of traditional roles. Its narrative critiques corporate media power and advocates for independent reporting that includes silenced voices, but frames these issues around journalistic integrity rather than explicit identity-based condemnation of traditional groups.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium

The documentary references the subject's upbringing in a justice-oriented Jewish household with an Orthodox rabbi grandfather and a father emphasizing social justice as roots for her principles, without depicting or evaluating family structures, roles, or norms as central elements.

Judaism: Positive
Confidence: Medium

The documentary frames Amy Goodman’s Orthodox Jewish upbringing and family history of persecution as the foundation for her commitment to social justice and questioning authority.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium

No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in this documentary portrait of journalist Amy Goodman.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

No transgender characters or themes appear in this documentary portrait of journalist Amy Goodman. Filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin had extensive behind-the-scenes access to her reporting career and personal reflections. The central question posed concerns the role of independent journalism in challenging power and corporate media.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

This documentary profiles real journalist Amy Goodman and her colleagues, all appearing as themselves with no recast characters drawn from prior fictional or historical sources of opposite gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

No race swaps occur. This documentary profiles real journalist Amy Goodman and her actual colleagues through interviews and archive footage, with no fictional, historical, or legacy characters recast from prior sources.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.4
The Movie Database logo
10.0

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.6
Metacritic logo
7.1

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