Directed by:
Bill CondonScreenplay:
Josh SingerCinematography:
Tobias A. SchliesslerComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Carice van Houten, Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci, Dan Stevens, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander (more)Plots(1)
Based on true events, this fast-paced global thriller takes you behind the shocking headlines. It reveals the mission of Wikileaks' rebel founder (Benedict Cumberbatch) to expose fraud and corruption to the world. With an all-star cast including Laura Linney and Stanley Tucci - and complete with exclusive never-before-seen special features - The Fifth Estate is a riveting story of intrigue and espionage. (Disney / Buena Vista)
(more)Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Daniel Brühl
Spain
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Carice van Houten
Netherlands
Best movies:
Valkyrie (2008)
Black Book (2006)
Brimstone (2016)
Laura Linney
USA
Best movies:
The Truman Show (1998)
Love Actually (2003)
Sully (2016)
Stanley Tucci
USA
Best movies:
Road to Perdition (2002)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Spotlight (2015)
Dan Stevens
UK
Best movies:
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
The Gift Horse (2009)
Anthony Mackie
USA
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
David Thewlis
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Alicia Vikander
Sweden
Best movies:
Royal Affair (2012)
Beloved (2010)
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
Peter Capaldi
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Moritz Bleibtreu
West Germany
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Time You Change (2010)
Jamie Blackley
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
uwantme2killhim? (2013)
Gudmundur Thorvaldsson
Best movies:
101 Reykjavik (2000)
The Fifth Estate (2013)
Eleven Men Out (2005)
Xenia Assenza
Germany
Best movies:
Der junge Häuptling Winnetou (2022)
The Dark Valley (2014)
The Fifth Estate (2013)
George W. Bush (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Curveball (2020) - a.f.
Die Hard 4 (2007) - a.f.
The Big Short (2015) - a.f.
Hillary Clinton (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Concert for New York City (2001) (concert)
Snowden (2016) - a.f.
The Dictator (2012)
Walter Cronkite (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Apollo 13 (1995)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - a.f.
The Butler (2013) - a.f.
Barack Obama (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Snowden (2016) - a.f.
Patriots Day (2016) - a.f.
This Must Be the Place (2011)
Michelle Obama (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020) (TV movie)
Snowden (2016) - a.f.
The Fifth Estate (2013) - a.f.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939) - a.f.
A Bridge Too Far (1977) - a.f.
Contact (1997) - a.f.