The Report (2019 film)

The Report
Theatrical release poster
Directed byScott Z. Burns
Written byScott Z. Burns
Based on(in part) the article
"Rorschach and Awe"
by Katherine Eban
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEigil Bryld
Edited byGreg O'Bryant
Music byDavid Wingo
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26) (Sundance)
  • November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15) (United States)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million[1]
Box office$275,000[2][3]

The Report (styled as The Torture Report) is a 2019 American historical political drama film written and directed by Scott Z. Burns that stars Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Ted Levine, Michael C. Hall, Tim Blake Nelson, Corey Stoll, and Maura Tierney. It depicts the efforts of staffer Daniel Jones as he led the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation of the Central Intelligence Agency's use of torture following the September 11th attacks, covering more than a decade's worth of real-life political intrigue related to the contents, creation, and release of the 6,700-page Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture.[4]

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019. It was released in theaters in the United States by Amazon Studios on November 15, 2019, two weeks before it began streaming on Amazon Prime on November 29. Critical reviews of the film were generally positive.

  1. ^ Miller, Julie (September 9, 2019). "Adam Driver's Whistle-blower Movie Has a Message for Trump's Washington". Vanity Fair. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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  3. ^ "The Report (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Sims, David (January 29, 2019). "How 'The Report' Turned a 6,700-Page Torture Investigation Into a Political Thriller". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 29, 2019.