The new thriller ‘September 5’ looks back at the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy through the lens of ABC’s coverage, exploring the ethical dilemmas of crisis reporting.

The themes of 'September 5' have direct echoes in the 2023 tragedy in Israel "September 5" will strike painful notes for those still reeling from the Hamas-led massacres of Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023.

Spoiler alert! We're discussing details from the movie "September 5" (in theaters now), which tells the story of the hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Beware if you haven't seen it yet.

If September 5 follows a similar release pattern, you might see the movie on digital around February 2025, and streaming on Paramount+ around March 2025. But this is all speculation.

“September 5” largely steers clear of these types and the subgenre’s other clichés, including the sanctimony that often seeps into journalism films, at least the sympathetic ones.

“September 5” is hardly the first film to deal with what became known as the Munich massacre – the documentary “One Day in September” won an Oscar in 1999, and Steven Spielberg dealt ...

September 5 runs a hair over 90 minutes, but this time is better spent watching Kevin Macdonald's Oscar-winning documentary on the same subject, One Day in September, which is made up of archival ...

September 5, which was directed and co-written by Swiss filmmaker Tim Fehlbaum, stars Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro and others as the ABC journalists and production team working out of a studio ...

‘September 5’ Review: Peter Sarsgaard Stars in a Gripping Newsroom Thriller About the 1972 Munich Terrorist Attacks Tim Fehlbaum’s third feature also stars John Magaro and Ben Chaplin as ...

How ‘September 5’ Recreates a Historic News Broadcast The drama chronicles the 1972 Munich Olympics attack from ABC Sports’ point of view, a perspective that resonates today.

“September 5,” which probably should’ve been a four-hour limited series, doesn’t attempt to fathom those stakes, either. It takes a different route, and as a procedural, it works.