E! News runs down what the critics are saying—and debating—about the movie, which hits theaters on Friday, Oct. 18.
• “The film that The Fifth Estate most resembles is The Social Network. The parallels are clear: a social outcast exorcising demons via technology; the vicious betrayal of a business partner; the swift transformation of news into drama. But The Fifth Estate doesn’t have the same sharp focus or insight,” writes TimeOut London.