The Post


The Post
A look at Daniel Ellsberg (the Edward Snowden of his day) and the so-called Pentagon Papers leak, which lead to a cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents. This in turn pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between a journalist and the government.

116 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language).
Biographical, Drama, Period piece, Thriller, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys
Director
Steven Spielberg
ScreenplayLiz Hannah, Josh Singer
MusicJohn Williams
CinematographyJanusz Kaminski
EditingSarah Broshar, Michael Kahn
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Dolby Surround 7.1
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2017
Produced byAmblin Entertainment, DreamWorks, Participant Media, Pascal Pictures, Star Thrower Entertainment, River Road Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageMild to moderate impact, fairly frequent crude language use, uttered in frustration as as exclamation, including references to deities.
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceLow impact, infrequent violence in the context of war with no blood-letting. One brief scene of gun-fighting, bombs and casualties.
PrejudiceLow impact, infrequent.
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly CautionedRated PG-13 for language and brief war violence
Runtime116
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
1
Violence
3
Blood / Gore / Gross
2
Guns / Weapons
4
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
2
Jump Scenes
2
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
2
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
13 +
Positive messages
4
Positive role models
4
Violence
2
Sex
0
Language
3
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Die Burger
Mariana Malan quote iconJy sou dié storie nie kon fabriseer.
20
24.com
Alex Isaacs quote iconI don’t think I have to tell anyone to go watch a movie directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep but I will say that this is a movie more suited for people who like having something to think about than people who perhaps like watching cars explode as a muscly man slowly walks away.
20
Metacritic.com
51 critics
17
Rottentomatoes critics
275 critics
16
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon The Post’s period setting belies its bitingly timely themes, brought compellingly to life by director Steven Spielberg and an outstanding ensemble cast.
18
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
17
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconWell-acted, relevant drama about freedom of the press.
15

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
188 users
14
Rottentomatoes users
7113 users
14
IMDB
14818 Netizens
15
The Movie DB
Community
13

Average .. 81%

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