
All the President's Men
1976 · Movie · PG · 138 min · ★ 7.7 · 90% critics
During a heated election season, two newspaper reporters dig into what first looks like a small break-in. As they chase leads, verify sources, and face mounting pressure, their reporting uncovers a widening pattern of political wrongdoing that reaches into the highest levels of power.
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Details
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-04-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (2,078 votes)
- Box office
- $70,600,000
- Budget
- $8,500,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like fact-based political thrillers built on persistence, interviews, and escalating stakes, similar to JFK or Z; Not for you if you want fast action or a simple, easy-to-follow story.
Pros: gripping investigative momentum; strong lead performances; tense political intrigue | Cons: dense details to track; requires close attention; ending feels abrupt
Themes
- newspaper
- journalist
- plan
- washington dc, usa
- based on novel or book
- shadowing
- politics
- burglar
- fbi
- wiretap
- watergate scandal
- based on true story
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1977
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1977
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1977
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1977
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
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- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1977 · nominated
Cast & crew

Robert Redford
as Bob Woodward

Dustin Hoffman
as Carl Bernstein

Jack Warden
as Harry Rosenfeld

Martin Balsam
as Howard Simons

Hal Holbrook
as Deep Throat

Jason Robards
as Ben Bradlee

Jane Alexander
as Bookkeeper

Meredith Baxter
as Debbie Sloan

Ned Beatty
as Dardis

Stephen Collins
as Hugh Sloan
Directed by Alan J. Pakula