Mark your calendars:September 5, nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars this year, is releasing onParamount+in the U.S. and Canada on February 25. This gives those who missed the critically acclaimed movie on the big screen a chance to watch it at home before it competes at the97th Academy Awards.
Directed and co-written by Tim Fehlbaum,September 5marks a dark day in history that occurred at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. The movie utilizesits 95-minute runtimeto exude a sense of urgency while also depicting the chaos that ensued behind the scenes of a newsroom where a broadcasting team was thrust into reporting live on a high-stakes hostage situation between the Palestinian militant group known as Black September and the Israeli Olympic team that turned into a massacre.
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September 5stars Peter Sarsgaard as Roone Arledge, the president of ABC Sports, leading a crew comprising John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, and more. The movie premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 13, 2025, and was rolled out in select theaters on December 13 before opening nationwide. It received several accolades after its release, includinga nomination at the 82nd Golden Globe Awardsfor Best Motion Picture - Drama, but it lost out to A24’s period dramaThe Brutalist.
‘September 5’ Streaming Release Arrives in Time for the 2025 Oscars
September 5is arriving on Paramount+ just a few days before it competes at the Oscars on March 2. The movie is nominated for its screenplay, which was co-written by Fehlbaum, Moritz Binder, and Alex David, but it’s in a highly competitive category alongsideAnora,The Brutalist,A Real Pain,andThe Substance. However, if the movie’s critical reception is anything to go by, it is a fair chance of taking home a statuette.
The gripping historical thriller currently has a 93% critic score and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus being that it successfully captures “the compromises, dedication, and human fallibility of the newsroom” to provide “a worthy chronicle of a tragic flashpoint in broadcast media history.” The well-timed streaming release ofSeptember 5will only attract more viewers and Oscars buzz ahead of the prestigious awards ceremony.
Sources:Deadline,Rotten Tomatoes
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