All the President's Men (1976)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:39
Rotten:0
Average Rating:9/10
Consensus: A taut, solidly acted paean to the benefits of a free press and the dangers of unchecked power, made all the more effective by its origins in real-life events.
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Covers the period from 1972-1974; Produced and released in 1976. With ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, director Alan Pakula adapts the best-selling book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Pakula... [More]
Starring: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jack Warden
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Reviews for All the President's Men
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 3.5/5 |
A triumph of serious Hollywood filmmaking. Full Review |
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Remarkably intelligent, working both as an effective thriller (even though we know the outcome of their investigations) and as a virtually abstract charting of the dark corridors of corruption and power. Full Review |
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5/5 |
gripping and important
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10/10 |
It really couldn't be better made in any respect. The cinematography, sound, editing, acting - all of them are effectively flawless. Full Review |
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Hal Holbrook is outstanding; this actor, herein in near-total shadow, is as compelling as he is in virtually every role played. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Features a host of fine character portrayals and a compelling climax that compensates for its length. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Além de contribuir como registro histórico e reflexão sobre a mídia e a ética, é, também, um magnífico exemplar do melhor do Cinema. Full Review |
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Alan Pakula's chronicle of the Washington Post Vs. the Watergate scandal is not only a poignant statement about the role of the press in the 1970s, but one of the most successful political movies in American history, both artistically and commercially. Full Review |
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9/10 |
...an exciting and tension-filled film...a feat made all the more remarkable for our knowing virtually everything that's going to happen in the story line. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
A classic. More important now than it was 20 years ago.
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3/5 |
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5/5 |
A classic and factual American detective tale in need of remake now that Deep Throat is known. Maybe Adam Sandler could star?
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5/5 |
A terrific entertainment
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5/5 |
Still the best movie ever made about journalism
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3/5 |
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3.5/4 |
It provides the most observant study of working journalists we're ever likely to see in a feature film. Full Review |
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5/5 |
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4.5/5 |
Classic collaboration of Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, and Richard Nixon, in the most scandalous political tale of our time. Full Review |
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4/4 |
An all-around extraordinary film.
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