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The Post has just been added to Prime Video, which means you can watch it free right now

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The Post has just been added to Amazon Prime Video, which means you can watch it free right now

Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep were highly commended for their roles in the 2017 political thriller, which catalogued the events around The Washington Post’s decision to publish classified documents about America’s involvement in the Vietnam War in 1971.

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The Post is now available on Prime VideoCredit: 20th Century Fox

And if you want to watch the award-winning film for free, you can do now that it’s landed on .

That’s because new users to Amazon Prime can get a free 30-day trial with the service, giving them full access to Amazon Prime Video’s library of films.

All you have to do to get the free trial and watch The Post is and follow the simple instructions.

The free trial gives users access to a big library of films and TV shows to be watched for free, including popular shows such as The Grand Tour and The Man in the High Castle as well as blockbuster films, including Paddington 2 and Suicide Squad.

Plus, Prime users also get free one-day shipping on any applicable Amazon orders they make, so there’s plenty of perks that come with the free trial. Find out more about Prime .

The Post has an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson and Bob Odenkirk.

It portrays in the internal workings of The Washington Post as editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks) and publisher Katharine Graham (Streep) battle to shed light on the US’s involvement in the Vietnam War.

A taut thriller, the film won a handful of awards, including being named as a top 10 film of the year by the American Film Institute and being nominated for Academy Awards and Golden Globes.

Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star in film trailer for The Post, as they race against the New York Times to expose massive cover-up of government secrets 
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