Steal This Story, Please!
A warm yet urgent portrait of Amy Goodman’s decades-long fight to keep independent journalism accountable to the public.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- urgent
- provocative
- witty
- political discussion night
- documentary night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an urgent, engaging, and unusually warm portrait of Amy Goodman and the democratic importance of independent reporting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film centers on Amy Goodman as both a public broadcaster and a person shaped by family, ethics, and decades of reporting.
The plot directly examines corporate consolidation, commercial media agendas, and assaults on truth-telling.
Goodman's reporting and the film's central question frame independent journalism as resistance essential to democracy.
The filmmakers present Goodman as warm and wisecracking while maintaining a provocative focus on global conflict and democratic crisis.
Films like Steal This Story, Please!, and why
The Fourth Estate
Shares investigative journalism, institutional scrutiny, and an urgent defense of public truth-telling.
Collective
Shares documentary realism, political accountability, and the risks faced by journalists challenging powerful institutions.
Citizenfour
Shares an intimate portrait of a politically consequential journalist navigating government pressure and contested information.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
- Release Date
- 2026-04-10
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 10.0 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Amy Goodman
Common questions
- What is Steal This Story, Please! about?
- A warm yet urgent portrait of Amy Goodman’s decades-long fight to keep independent journalism accountable to the public.
- What is Steal This Story, Please! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Steal This Story, Please! as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Steal This Story, Please! violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Steal This Story, Please! as mild.
- What did critics think of Steal This Story, Please!?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an urgent, engaging, and unusually warm portrait of Amy Goodman and the democratic importance of independent reporting.
- Which films are like Steal This Story, Please!?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fourth Estate, Collective, and Citizenfour.
- How long is Steal This Story, Please!?
- Steal This Story, Please! runs 98 minutes.
