Synopsis
Mark Felt is a gripping political thriller that tells the true story of the high-ranking FBI official who became known as “Deep Throat,” the anonymous source behind the Watergate scandal.
After the death of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, longtime agent Mark Felt (Liam Neeson) expects to be named his successor. When the position instead goes to an outsider, Felt grows increasingly disillusioned with the Bureau’s leadership and the Nixon administration’s interference. As the Watergate investigation unfolds, he secretly begins leaking information to journalists at The Washington Post, exposing corruption at the highest levels of government.
The film offers a tense, character-driven look at loyalty, integrity, and the cost of whistleblowing during one of America’s most turbulent political eras.
Reviews
“Felt is described as ‘the G-Man’s G-Man, competent, reliable, loyal.’ This film encourages us to explore who and what he was most loyal to.”
RogerEbert.com
“Written and directed by Peter Landesman, the journalist behind similarly sober true-story dramas like Parkland and Concussion, Mark Felt is told with sincerity and even-handedness, slowly laying out the facts of Felt’s transformation from consummate G-man to legendary informant. But the film has all the subtlety of a term paper, even if the earliest scenes suggest otherwise.”
The Atlantic