September 5

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September 5

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Released Dec 13, 2024

1h 34m

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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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Audience Says

Excellently rendered by a talented ensemble, this taut historical thriller locks viewers inside a broadcasting newsroom on September 8, 1972, amid the tension of the Munich Olympics hostage crisis.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

Every beat, every moment, every scene is carefully calibrated to hold your attention, even when it seems like not much is happening except for people talking.

Feb 19, 2025

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

I found it engrossing, sobering...

Feb 19, 2025

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Ethical questions haunt the movie. And while strong performances abound, no one gives a rousing speech to clarify the murk.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 14, 2025

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

Showcasing the fallacies of the profession in September 5 and not saying a thing about why this quest for ‘emotion’ does a disservice to what we refer to as ‘good’ journalism is, in the year of our lord 2024, gutless and unacceptable.

Rated: D+

Jul 14, 2025

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Anna Hoang

Boston Hassle

By the end of the film, I felt like my endorphins just completed a F1 circuit. The movie is simplified enough to follow, but it excels so much in production and performance, particularly Magaro’s own Olympian achievement in prop multitasking.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 13, 2025

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Matthew Simpson

ForReel Movie News And Reviews

the story it is telling is of the newsroom rather than the events themselves. It's a fine line to walk, especially in 2024, but Fehlbaum does an admirable job walking it.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 12, 2025

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Allison

Seamlessly integrated real achrival footage with top tier cinematography. We were on the edge of our seats the whole time. Highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Jennifer G

Many people are likely familiar with the 1972 Munich hostage story, but bringing the story to life from the point of view of the television crew was an intriguing complexity.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Rebecca H

Tightly written script great acting important topic well filmed.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Aviva S

September 5 depicts the terrorist attack on the Israeli Olympic team in Munich from the standpoint of the news team. This movie is very powerful as it describes an important event in history, which is still relevant today.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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Asheville viewer

Tense from the first few seconds. You feel as if you are watching events unfold in real time. I can’t think of a better movie about how the media covers a story. None of the usual sanctimony about the press. Peter Jennings shown to be a pompous ass.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Jack C

Well written, superbly acted. Much original broadcast footage incorporated. Riveting throughout. You could hear a pin drop in the theatre all the way through. Great insight into what a broadcast team faces to put on a production, especially given the circumstances and being in a foreign country. Top notch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Tim Fehlbaum

Director

Peter Sarsgaard

Roone Arledge

John Magaro

Geoffrey Mason

Ben Chaplin

Marvin Bader

Leonie Benesch

Marianne Gebhardt

Zinedine Soualem

Jacques Lesgards

September 5: Official Clip - All the Hostages Are Dead

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September 5: Official Clip - First Glimpse of the Terrorists

1:34

September 5: Official Clip - They're Moving The Hostages

3:36

September 5: Official Clip - Are the Hostages Free or Not?

4:11

September 5: Official Clip - God Only Knows What Horrors He Saw

2:37

September 5: Official Clip - Can We Show Someone Being Shot on Live TV?

1:38

September 5: Official Clip - This is OUR Story

1:38

September 5: Official Clip - Did You Hear Gunshots?

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September 5: Official Clip - All Hell's Broken Loose at the Airport

2:29

September 5: Official Clip - INTENSE Police Confrontation

4:57

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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
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.5M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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