The Post THE POST (2017) Starring Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Bob Odenkirk, Carrie Coon, Alison Brie, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Matthew Rhys, Jesse Plemons, Sarah Paulson, David Cross, Jessie Mueller, Zach Woods, Pat Healy, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Rue, Carolyn McCormick, Cotter Smith and Stark Sands. Screenplay by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. It is a strange coincidence