2018 Movies : True Story

With Tom Hanks • Bradley Whitford • Bob Odenkirk • Steven Spielberg • Amy Pascal • Jesse Plemons • Carrie Coon • Meryl Streep • Michael Stuhlbarg • Matthew Rhys • Sarah Paulson • Alison Brie • David Cross • Tracy Letts • Zach Woods • Liz Hannah • Josh Singer • Kristie Macosko Krieger • Bruce Greenwood • Rachel O’Connor

In June 1971, The New York Times, the Washington Post and the nation’s major newspapers took a brave stand for freedom of speech and reported on the Pentagon Papers, the massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned four decades and four US Presidents. At the time, the Post’s Katherine Graham (Streep) was still finding her footing as the country’s first female newspaper publisher, and Ben Bradlee (Hanks), the paper’s volatile, driven editor, was trying to enhance the stature of the struggling, local paper. Together, the two formed an unlikely team, as they were forced to come together and make the bold decision to support The New York Times and fight the Nixon Administration’s unprecedented attempt to restrict the first amendment.

With Chris Hemsworth • Peter Craig • Jerry Bruckheimer • Michael Peña • Elsa Pataky • Michael Shannon • Trevante Rhodes • Ted Tally • Molly Smith • Garrett Grant • Austin Stowell • Thad Luckinbill • Trent Luckinbill • Chad Oman • Ben O'Toole • Val Hill. • Geoff Stults • Mike Stenson • Nicolai Fuglsig • Ellen H. Schwartz • Navid Negahban • Jack Kesy • Scott Black • Yale Badik

12 Strong is set in the harrowing days following 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), is chosen to be the first U.S. troops sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince Northern Alliance General Dostum (Negahban) to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the Americans—accustomed to state-of-the-art warfare—must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the Afghani horse soldiers. But despite their uneasy bond, the new allies face overwhelming odds: outnumbered and outgunned by a ruthless enemy that does not take prisoners.