Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) e Kat Graham (Meryl Streep), editores do The Washington Post, recebem um enorme estudo detalhado sobre o controverso papel dos Estados Unidos na Guerra do Vietnã e enfrentam de tudo para publicar os bombásticos documentos.
Grand dreams turn dark when Tim and Sophie Becker buy a run-down brownstone in Brooklyn to renovate into their dream home. After a deadly confrontation, Tim and Sophie make a fateful decision that calls into question everything they thought stood for, threatening their marriage and their future.
