September 5

Name: September 5
Genre: Drama
Released: December 13, 2024
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 76

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 13, 2024 | Not Rated

Summary: Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, September 5 follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, the film provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, September 5 follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, the film provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time. At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages' lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 min

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Karen Gordon

Jan 17, 2025

As a movie, it’s riveting. It also ends up being a thoughtful study in media coverage very much worth contemplating. Read full review

Shirley Li

Jan 22, 2025

September 5 is effective because it doesn’t claim to say anything original about the perils of reporting and consuming breaking news. It’s simply—and bluntly—showing how easily those familiar perils can be overlooked. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

Jan 10, 2025

Unfolding like a thriller but uncomfortably real, September 5 is a haunting portrait of a time when seeing terrorism live on television was something new and strange — and a reminder that, sadly, things may not have changed all that much. But it’s also a stirring depiction of people simply doing their jobs, making decisions in the moment as best they can, trying to do things right when there’s no playbook and hundreds of millions of people watching. Read full review

IndieWire Ryan Lattanzio

Sep 1, 2024

September 5 works most powerfully as a behind-closed-doors, single-room thriller, even as what we see on a wall of monitors is almost too unreal to believe. Read full review

Odie Henderson

Jan 9, 2025

Throughout the film, we know as much as ABC does and nothing more. Filled with scenes of process, it’s as suspenseful as any thriller. Read full review

Collider Nate Richard

Dec 10, 2024

As your run-of-the-mill newsroom thriller, September 5 proves to be a riveting watch with two stand-out performances from Sarsgaard and Magaro and compelling direction from Fehlbaum. Read full review

Gregory Nussen

Oct 29, 2024

The film isn’t interested in anything that would detract from providing audiences with the sustained pleasure of watching a clock-ticking thriller. Read full review

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