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During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

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Critics Consensus

Capturing the compromises, dedication, and human fallibility of the newsroom, September 5 is a worthy chronicle of a tragic flashpoint in broadcast media history.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Well-acted and tight, maybe to a fault.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 17, 2025

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's a very good movie, very well-paced.

Jan 17, 2025

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

A compelling journalism thriller with a fine cast and fascinating period details.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 15, 2025

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Neal Pollack

Book & Film Globe

It’s well-made, tense and jittery. But it’s also about as fresh as yesterday’s news.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 25, 2025

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Mark Meszoros

The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH)

Given its limited scope and brisk runtime of about an hour and a half, it won’t be all things to all people interested in that tragic day, but it’s a nice tribute to those folks thrust out of their comfort zones and into covering it.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 24, 2025

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Although technically sharp, well-acted and consistently tense, a lack of perspective on what the day's events wrought in journalism ultimately undoes the otherwise transfixing spell.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 24, 2025

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SL

excellent movie, well acted, great behind the scenes story of a world wide tragedy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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jose

it’s not about politics, it’s about emotions

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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This movie sucks

Snoozefest. Totally weak and boring. And the q&a of the cast and director is just heinously worthless.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Tom

It was ok but nothing exciting.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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steve

Realistic and riveting

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Pknow72

Exciting, thrilling, though tragic) drama reliving the terrorist attack on the Israeli Olympic team in Munich, Germany during the 1972 Olympics. Extremely well done.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Tim Fehlbaum

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Peter Sarsgaard

Roone Arledge

John Magaro

Geoffrey Mason

Ben Chaplin

Marvin Bader

Leonie Benesch

Marianne Gebhardt

Zinedine Soualem

Jacques Lesgards

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Synopsis

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Producer: Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Tim Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth
Screenwriter: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Constantin Film, Projected Picture Works, BerghausWöbke Filmproduktion
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, History, Drama, Sports, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $291.5K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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