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That was the mantra that came out of "All the President's Men," appear 40 years ago Saturday. In fact, those three words became such a accepted adage that, these days, bodies accept it was allotment of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's book.

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That wasn't the movie's alone influence.

And it was broadly praised. It garnered eight Oscar nominations, including best picture, admitting it absent to "Rocky."

Even today, it may be the gold accepted of journalism movies, a affluent brand in cine history.

"All the President's Men" absolutely takes affliction of the checklist: adamant reporters in following of a big story, airtight doors, assiduous analysis and alike a little newsroom jocularity. In addition, It portrays analytic advertisement as article noble, a affection it shares with the best contempo best account winner, "Spotlight."

Not every journalism cine does. In fact, some of the abundant ones casting a agnostic eye on what is declared to be a agnostic job. But then, why should it be otherwise?

So stop the presses. In no accurate order, actuality are 16 news-oriented films that are fit to book -- on blur banal or digital. (Warning: Some of the clips accommodate developed language.)

'All the President's Men'

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Forty years later, "President's Men's" crackling plot, accomplished performances (including Jason Robards as editor Ben Bradlee, for which he won an Oscar) and as-it-happens adjacency still accomplish the blur one to watch.

'The Parallax View'

This 1974 blur about a anchorman (Warren Beatty) who gets wind of a political cabal is aphotic and apparitional area "President's Men" aims for the light. Spoiler alert: It doesn't end well. Both "President's Men" and "Parallax View" were directed by Alan J. Pakula, one of the abundant unsung admiral of the era.

'The Front Page'

'Ace in the Hole'

It absolutely does with Kirk Douglas' Chuck Tatum, who's absent several jobs and is aggravating to assignment his way aback to the bi-weekly big time. Back he stumbles on the adventure of a man trapped in a cave, he manipulates advantage to accomplish his name -- and the bounded citizens go forth with it. Billy Wilder directed this aphotic blur from 1951.

'Network'

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'Broadcast News'

'Citizen Kane'

'Good Night, and Acceptable Luck'

'Sweet Smell of Success'

'Frost/Nixon'

Except for a brace TV clips, we never see Richard Nixon in "All the President's Men." In 2008's "Frost/Nixon," he's about the accomplished movie. Frank Langella plays Nixon as a man gluttonous redemption, ascendancy and revenge, and Michael Sheen's David Frost is aggravating to attach him down. It's a affecting cat-and-mouse bold -- and sometimes it's adamantine to acquaint who's who.

'Absence of Malice'

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In this 1981 film, Sally Field plays a anchorman who prints abusive capacity about a liquor dealer, played by Paul Newman. Again she runs a adventure that prompts one of Newman's accompany to accomplish suicide. Again she starts an activity with Newman. Acceptable journalism? It's not alike acceptable faculty -- but it makes for a appealing acceptable movie.

'Shattered Glass'

'Wag the Dog'

When it comes to politicians and journalists, agleam altar are generally the bread of the realm. "Wag the Dog," the 1997 blur directed by Barry Levinson from a calligraphy co-written by David Mamet, takes a contemptuous appearance of the accord amid the cardinal chic and the fifth estate, assuming how calmly the media -- and the accessible -- can be absent from one adventure by another.

'The Paper'

"The Paper," from 1994, was a bequest to the canicule back journalists were depicted as bright heroes. It stars Michael Keaton as a New York abridged editor bent to prove the chastity of two atramentous teenagers accused of murder. The blur appearance a solid cast, including Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei and Jason Robards, and administration by Ron Howard. Oh, and Keaton gets to bawl "Stop the presses!"

'Continental Divide'

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