The movie all journalists adore because it made them look really cool and special and not like they really are (nerds) turns 50 today. The takes on this anniversary are pretty telling.
All the President’s Men turns 50 today.
— The Sting (@TheStingisBack) April 9, 2026
This famous “six‑minute shot” is a masterclass in phone acting and pure technical nerve.
Director Alan J. Pakula and cinematographer Gordon Willis pull off a single, unbroken slow zoom: from a wide, humming newsroom to a tight close-up on… pic.twitter.com/LcKxXUSyC2
No movie has done more to give journalists an entirely unearned sense of moral superiority. https://t.co/gytOFIXwkW
— Luther R. Abel (@lutherabel1) April 9, 2026
So, they are who we can blame.
Ah yes, covering up how the Communists overthrew a sitting President for being a staunch anti-Communist.
— Freedomain - with Stefan Molyneux, MA (@StefanMolyneux) April 9, 2026
Good job Hollywood! https://t.co/QN7sh4JnX1
That's one way to look at it.
One of the all time great movies and casts. Brilliant from start to finish. https://t.co/9ONdTx62Xv
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) April 9, 2026
The Lincoln Project guy loves it, unsurprisingly.
I had a professor at UNC, the legendary Jim Shumaker, who took up two class periods to show us this entire movie in a beginning journalism class and then one more discussing all of the reporting it showed.
— Scott Fowler (@scott_fowler) April 9, 2026
Maybe my 3 favorite class periods in college. https://t.co/itVpwSjnyh
Also unsurprisingly, college professors who teach journalism love it. Take that for what it's worth.
Big reason why I and so many of my colleagues decided to pursue journalism as a noble vocation. https://t.co/jmEkZaNsKj
— Cathleen Falsani, Emotional Support Angel 🌊 (@godgrrl) April 9, 2026
Notice that blue wave in her user name and perhaps you are sensing a theme.
Saw this for the first time in high school. It’s less a political film than a pure process movie, and one of the very best ever put on screen. https://t.co/WgZjqeKfLm
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) April 9, 2026
Nerding out here. And now I have to rewatch the movie. Thank goodness we own it! Thanks, it is an outstanding film @TheStingisBack. . https://t.co/2COjLs5NcI
— Blano (@blano) April 9, 2026
Just the best film ... I want his cord suit, too! https://t.co/Nxldf8Qiaa
— Iain_MacGregor1 (@iainmacgregor1.bsky.social) (@Iain_MacGregor1) April 9, 2026
To be fair, there are normie fans who love the movie too.
It's a great scene in a great movie, and it neatly illustrates the unsavory alliance between Hollywood, legacy media and the Democratic Party that eventually ossifies and alienates its audience -- bequeathing to us Fox, MSNBC, Rogan, Trump, the Young Turks, Piker, Mamdani, etc. https://t.co/28TTJHW9uR
— Peter Savodnik (@petersavodnik) April 9, 2026
Most damaging movie EVER. Lionized journalism in a manner that was unhelpful for the country and the profession. Made the journalist into the center of the story instead of the storytellers. If you wanna trace the death of the media, this was perhaps the first domino to fall... https://t.co/TXht9omYLc
— Steve Gordon (@stevemgordon67) April 9, 2026
Today's journalists surely see themselves as better than everyone. Maybe they should lay off the movie.
