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During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

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Capturing the compromises, dedication, and human fallibility of the newsroom, September 5 is a worthy chronicle of a tragic flashpoint in broadcast media history.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's a very good movie, very well-paced.

Jan 17, 2025

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

A compelling journalism thriller with a fine cast and fascinating period details.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 15, 2025

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

In 1972, covering an act of terrorism as it unfolded was a new challenge, and as “September 5” so brilliantly illustrates, the men and women of ABC Sports proved to be more than up to the task.

Rated: 4/4

Jan 15, 2025

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Karen Gordon

Original Cin

This thoughtful recreation of the coverage of the Munich Massacre is a satisfying thriller and a study of the complexity of media coverage.

Rated: A

Jan 17, 2025

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Patrick McDonald

WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI)

This 1972 Munich Olympics hostage story has over a dozen narrative films and docs, and this point of view through broadcaster ABC-TV is absorbing and tense, but not as fully present within the history. Seek that elsewhere, because this is the first draft.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 17, 2025

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A brisk, well told, efficiently workmanlike thriller.

Jan 17, 2025

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Sheryl P

In some places, it was difficult for me to hear and understand some of the dialogue. I understand that the characters were under a lot of pressure and their natural speech in such circumstances would sometimes be muttering, terse short phrases or grunts. But as an onlooker who wasn't in the room and isn't a part of newsroom culture, I couldn't always follow what was being said. Nonetheless, it was an excellent film which explored several meaningful themes, When my husband and I left the theater, we felt like we had been through the wringer, which is probably the effect the director had in mind. Well worth seeing!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Sean

Great procedural on the early days of TV journalism, well shot, well acted.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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BK

Great acting and an excellent script!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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ELISSA Gerzog

It was NOT played nor on any schedule. Manager had no idea if it will be shown at that theater. Please refund to my origional payment card.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Howard G

The movie was just ok. The question and answer after was horrible.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Anne M

Great acting though the events are a part of history, recalling them through the eyes of the team sent to cover the 1972 Summer Olympics gives it a fresh perspective nice to see how everyone reacts to each new development with great resilience despite the newness of the situation and the time constraints on every decision. Almost like a thriller.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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Marvin Bader

Leonie Benesch

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Zinedine Soualem

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Synopsis

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Producer: Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Tim Fehlbaum, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth
Screenwriter: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Constantin Film, Projected Picture Works, BerghausWöbke Filmproduktion
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, History, Drama, Sports, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $291.5K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1