10 Greatest Films About Journalism

As the quintessential film about journalism, the historically significant All the President's Men is justifiably clear at number one on this list. Released just two years after the events of the Watergate Scandal and subsequent resignation of President Richard Nixon, the story of the men that rocked the White House was given the Hollywood treatment.

The impressive achievement of a release so soon after the real events was a result of an eagle-eyed Robert Redford, who had begun planning the project years prior to Nixon's downfall in 1974.

When the legendary Washington Post team of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein released a book detailing the scandal, Redford jumped on the opportunity and bought the story's film rights. Teaming up with fellow cinema icon Dustin Hoffman, Redford and Hoffman would star as the Woodward and Bernstein, capturing the story of America's most recognisable political scandal on film.

"Nothing's riding on this except the, uh, first amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country" - Ben Bradlee

With a plot fuelled by suspense and paranoia, All the President's Men is one of many films during the 1970s to reflect a more gloomy and cynical depiction of American society. Praised for this style and historical accuracy, the film would go onto receive eight Oscar nominations, winning three in a highly competitive field of legendary films that included Rocky, Taxi Driver and the previously before mentioned, Network.