Synopsis
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
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Cast
- Dustin HoffmanCarl Bernstein
- Robert RedfordBob Woodward
- Jack WardenHarry Rosenfeld
- Martin BalsamHoward Simons
- Hal HolbrookDeep Throat
- Jason RobardsBen Bradlee
- Jane AlexanderBookkeeper
- Meredith BaxterDebbie Sloan
- Ned BeattyDardis
- Stephen CollinsHugh Sloan
Recommendations
- 100
Empire
One of modern American film’s most intelligent and provocative accounts of a nation’s political failings, and a near-perfect depiction of journalism at its purist and most inspired. To be more succinct, it is quite brilliant. - 90
The Guardian
Despite the twists, turns and exceptionally complex detail of the Watergate scandal, All the President’s Men manages to make it both comprehensible and watchable – with a few flashy fictional touches to gussy up the facts. - 90
The New York Times
The manners and methods of big-city newspapering, beautifully detailed, contribute as much to the momentum of the film as the mystery that's being uncovered. Maybe even more, since the real excitement of All The President's Men is in watching two comparatively inexperienced reporters stumble onto the story of their lives and develop it triumphantly, against all odds. - 89
Austin Chronicle
Drawn from the true adventures of the Washington Post reporters and their illustrious editor Ben Bradlee, the movie heroically recounts the dogged journalistic sleuthing that cracked the story of the Watergate break-in and cover-up. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
It provides the most observant study of working journalists we're ever likely to see in a feature film. And it succeeds brilliantly in suggesting the mixture of exhilaration, paranoia, self-doubt, and courage that permeated the Washington Post as its two young reporters went after a presidency. - 88
Slant Magazine
All the President’s Men’s masterstroke is how it rejects mythologizing the pivotal history behind it, appropriately forgoing a climax by closing on a simple telex furiously relaying messages. The film doesn’t present two underdogs bringing down a president; it’s two reporters doing business as usual. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
The film features a host of fine character portrayals and a compelling climax that compensates for its length. - 70
Washington Post
Within the stylistic limits and shortened time span the filmmakers have decided to use, All the President's Men is an exceptionally well-made film. It's simply impossible to suppress the feeling that a more involving and satisfying movie would have emerged from a less restrictive framework.
