Directed by:
Bill CondonScreenplay:
Josh SingerCinematography:
Tobias A. SchliesslerComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Carice van Houten, Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci, Dan Stevens, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander (more)Plots(1)
Based on true events, this fast-paced global thriller takes you behind the shocking headlines. It reveals the mission of Wikileaks' rebel founder (Benedict Cumberbatch) to expose fraud and corruption to the world. With an all-star cast including Laura Linney and Stanley Tucci - and complete with exclusive never-before-seen special features - The Fifth Estate is a riveting story of intrigue and espionage. (Disney / Buena Vista)
(more)Cast
![Benedict Cumberbatch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/211/166211759_670f1e.jpg)
Benedict Cumberbatch
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
![Daniel Brühl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/061/166061154_6ab18f.png)
Daniel Brühl
Spain
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
![Carice van Houten](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650021_42f4e9.jpg)
Carice van Houten
Netherlands
Best movies:
Valkyrie (2008)
Black Book (2006)
Brimstone (2016)
![Laura Linney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/141/166141528_3615af.jpg)
Laura Linney
USA
Best movies:
The Truman Show (1998)
Love Actually (2003)
Sully (2016)
![Stanley Tucci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/850/164850046_943b6f.jpg)
Stanley Tucci
USA
Best movies:
Road to Perdition (2002)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Spotlight (2015)
![Dan Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/421/162421968_0bc03b.png)
Dan Stevens
UK
Best movies:
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
The Gift Horse (2009)
![Anthony Mackie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/282/165282877_e03f9d.png)
Anthony Mackie
USA
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![David Thewlis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/155/166155236_a314d6.jpg)
David Thewlis
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
![Alicia Vikander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437890_131c04.jpg)
Alicia Vikander
Sweden
Best movies:
Royal Affair (2012)
Beloved (2010)
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
![Peter Capaldi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932509_198ece.jpg)
Peter Capaldi
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Paddington 2 (2017)
![Moritz Bleibtreu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790957_jgs7rf.jpg)
Moritz Bleibtreu
West Germany
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Time You Change (2010)
![Jamie Blackley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/275/162275788_0f50ba.jpg)
Jamie Blackley
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
uwantme2killhim? (2013)
Gudmundur Thorvaldsson
Best movies:
101 Reykjavik (2000)
The Fifth Estate (2013)
Eleven Men Out (2005)
![Xenia Assenza](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/287/160287969_2c175e.jpg)
Xenia Assenza
Germany
Best movies:
Der junge Häuptling Winnetou (2022)
The Dark Valley (2014)
The Fifth Estate (2013)
![George W. Bush](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273930_acf417.jpg)
George W. Bush (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Curveball (2020) - a.f.
Die Hard 4 (2007) - a.f.
The Big Short (2015) - a.f.
![Hillary Clinton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/352/160352848_c22619.jpg)
Hillary Clinton (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Concert for New York City (2001) (concert)
Snowden (2016) - a.f.
The Dictator (2012)
Walter Cronkite (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Apollo 13 (1995)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - a.f.
The Butler (2013) - a.f.
![Barack Obama](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279302_008247.jpg)
Barack Obama (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Snowden (2016) - a.f.
Patriots Day (2016) - a.f.
This Must Be the Place (2011)
![Michelle Obama](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/474/160474475_e9471f.jpg)
Michelle Obama (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020) (TV movie)
Snowden (2016) - a.f.
The Fifth Estate (2013) - a.f.
![Franklin D. Roosevelt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/950/157950086_6c35de.jpg)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939) - a.f.
A Bridge Too Far (1977) - a.f.
Contact (1997) - a.f.