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The Post
2017
· Movie
· 116 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1528
- IMDb #1684
- Google retired #1829
- Rotten Tomatoes #1539
- Metacritic #855
- Letterboxd #2163
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1191
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2253
- Metacritic Critics #476
- Metacritic Audience #2067
- Criticker #1839
- Douban #419
- Kinopoisk #3278
- AlloCiné #891
- Trakt #1751
Every rating
48–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 48, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 86, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The publisher of The Washington Post and its editor must make a momentous decision when they come into possession of a massive leak of government documents that detail a decades-long cover-up of the Vietnam War. They risk their careers and the future of the newspaper by challenging the federal government to publish the truth, a decision that sets a landmark precedent for free press.
Details
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Writers
- Josh Singer, Liz Hannah
- Released
- 22 December 2017
- Country
- United States, India
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $179.8M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 53 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 62 →1 major award won · 9 wins from 62 nominations across 27 ceremonies
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2018 | Paul Selvin Award | Liz Hannah and Josh Singer | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Picture | Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2018 | Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Rick Carter | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Editing | Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Picture | The Post | Nominee |
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Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Paul Selvin Award | Liz Hannah and Josh Singer | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
8 nominations
| Best Acting Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Liz Hannah and Josh Singer | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Post | Nominee |
| Best Score | John Williams | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Post | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Liz Hannah and Josh Singer | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Rick Carter | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger | Nominee |
National Board of Review
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Best Film | The Post | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Portrayal of Washington D.C. | The Post | Winner |
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Liz Hannah and Josh Singer | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | The Post | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | The Post | Winner |
The Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Winner |
AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Time Capsule | The Post | Nominee |
| Readers' Choice Poll | The Post | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Post | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
4 nominations
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Liz Hannah and Josh Singer | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Post | Nominee |
| Best Score | John Williams | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Rick Carter, Kim Jennings and Deborah Jensen | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Nominee |
| Best Picture of the Year | The Post | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations
| Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director | Ellen Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Liz Hannah and Josh Singer | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Editing | Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Big Budget – Drama | Rori Bergman, Karlee Fomalont, Ellen Lewis and Kate Sprance | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| Feature – Drama | Liz Hannah and Josh Singer | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble | The cast of The Post | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Editing | Michael Kahn | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Thriller Film | The Post | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Karen Morley Award | The Post | Nominee |