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The Post (2017)

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The Post (2017)

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.8

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film's central thesis champions the vital role of a free and independent press in holding government accountable and exposing truth, directly critiquing government deception and overreach. This aligns with progressive values of transparency and civil liberties.

The movie primarily features a traditional cast that reflects the historical figures involved, without intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on press freedom and the challenges of a female leader in a male-dominated field, but it does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.

Secondary

The Post is a historical drama centered on freedom of the press and political events. It does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plotlines, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within its narrative.

The film "The Post" is a historical drama centered on the Washington Post's decision to publish the Pentagon Papers. Its narrative focuses on themes of press freedom and gender equality in the workplace, and it does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or related themes.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The Post is a historical drama depicting real-life figures involved in the Pentagon Papers scandal. All major characters, including Katharine Graham and Ben Bradlee, are portrayed by actors matching the historical gender of their real-world counterparts.

The film is a historical drama depicting real-life figures involved in the Pentagon Papers scandal. All major historical characters are portrayed by actors of the same race as their real-world counterparts, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as another.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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8.8
Metacritic logo
8.3

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