Cover-Up

2025

Action / Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 98% · 57 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 3065 3.1K

cover-up investigative journalist

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Henry Kissinger Photo
Henry Kissinger as Self - Secretary of State
Dan Rather Photo
Dan Rather as Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent
William Colby Photo
William Colby as Self - Former CIA Director
Ron Ridenhour Photo
Ron Ridenhour as Self - Whistleblower & Journalist
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by paul-allaer 8 / 10

Fascinating documentary on Sy Hersh

As "Cover-Up" (2025 release; 118 min.) opens, we are introduced to investigative reporter Seymour "Sy" Hersh. Turns out that Oscar-winning director Laura Poitras had asked Hersh about making a documentary of his work as an investigative journalist in 2004, but he had refused. Now 20 years later the agrees, and he has turned over all of his files to the film makers. First up is Hersh's work at exposing the 1968 My Lai massacre in Vietnam and the subsequent cover-up by the US government. At this point we are 10 minutes into the movie.Couple of comments: this is the latest documentary by Laura Poitras ("Citizenfour") and Mark Obenhaus. Here they get access to not just Sy Hersch the man but also all of his files including his notes. They let Hersh do the talking, and all we have to do is to sit back and watch, with mouth wide open. Hersh is at the same level as the Washington Post's Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward (the latter appears in the documentary). Hersh is now 88 years young, and he continues doing his work to this very day."Cover-Up" premiered at this year's Venice film festival, to immediate and widespread acclaim. The documentary started streaming on Netflix this weekend, and I couldn't wait to watch it. "Cover-Up" is currently rated 100% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and for good reason. If you are in the mood to find out more about Sy Hersh and what makes him tick, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.
Reviewed by lilianaoana 8 / 10

Protect guys like him at all costs

Who will take over the fight from this man? He is almost 90. I really hope there are others like him digging for "state secrets".Anyway the revelations in this documentary, although most already common knowledge, are enough to make your blood boil all over again.I had seen the Vietnam atrocities mostly in movies like Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon. And that's where I remember them most vividly. And I'd heard of American soldiers mindlessly torturing Muslim prisoners, abroad and domestically. It's been in global news. Shocking how it's all brushed over after a while and no culprits are identified. Even the sentences are revoked.Henry Kissinger's death made global news. Screw that guy. I also remember Rumsfeld's name from a few years back. The various American presidents, they don't give a crap about their citizens or human rights, they're all on a constant power trip or in a popularity contest.
Reviewed by budanome 8 / 10

Watch It

The best documentary I have watched on Netflix. Laura and Mark did a fantastic job. The film is narrated with the subjects own words, and those of his associates. Which is remarkably similar to how Sy allowed the informants to tell and write his stories. Written documentation and factually accurate imagery is used throughout the film.
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