A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

Great performances by Streep and Hanks, which while expected, was still nice to see. Streep particularly did a great job as a woman thrown outside of her comfort zone, clutching her pearls for a brief moment, then steeling herself into taking action against people that were both her friends and in her close social circles.