The Post (2017)

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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.

• Released: 2017-12-22
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 5,028 votes

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Top cast

• Meryl Streep as Kay Graham
• Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee
• Sarah Paulson as Tony Bradlee
• Bob Odenkirk as Ben Bagdikian
• Tracy Letts as Fritz Beebe
• Bradley Whitford as Arthur Parsons
• Bruce Greenwood as Robert McNamara
• Matthew Rhys as Daniel Ellsberg
• Alison Brie as Lally Graham
• Carrie Coon as Meg Greenfield

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Post

• United States: stream on History Vault, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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