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The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

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Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 12/06/2017
3/4
Mostly, though, this is a solid tribute to one of the most commanding forces an old-school newsroom has ever seen. Go to Full Review Verne Gay Newsday 12/05/2017
2.5/4
Warm, genial portrait of a great editor, but not much else. Go to Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 12/03/2017
Chronicling its subject's life and career in fascinating detail, The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee will prove catnip to journalism and political buffs, not to mention anyone who cares about the free press and its role in our democracy. Go to Full Review Sean Mulvihill FanboyNation.com 10/30/2018
3.5/5
For a 90-minute documentary, The Newspaper Man does fine work in a short time frame. Go to Full Review Jade Budowski Decider 12/19/2017
If anything, The Newspaperman is a reminder that we all might benefit from boasting the same determination to expose lies that Bradlee did. Go to Full Review Tim Appelo AARP Movies for Grownups 12/18/2017
This film perfectly covers the editor's personal life, public life and iconic status as the most admired journalist of his day. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/30/2017 informative and interesting See more 12/17/2017 Respectable documentary about an interesting subject. Real life All the President's Men - but a lot more. Old school news hounds - they were a helluva thing. 8 out of 10 See more 12/11/2017 Interesting story, but scattered and a little hagiographic. See more 12/08/2017 What a life he lived, remarkable documentary. See more Read all reviews
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John Maggio

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Bob Woodward

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Carl Bernstein

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Courtland Milloy

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David Maraniss

Actor

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Director
John Maggio