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Nixon

Nixon

Drama · History · 1995

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.

Movie details

Nixon

“Triumphant in Victory, Bitter in Defeat. He Changed the World, But Lost a Nation.”

1995 Drama · History 3h 12m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.0 / 10

34.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

76 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

66 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

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A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Nixon?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Oliver Stone

Written by

Oliver Stone · Stephen J. Rivele · Christopher Wilkinson

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Richard Nixon

Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Pat Nixon

Powers Boothe

Powers Boothe

Alexander Haig

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

E. Howard Hunt

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

J. Edgar Hoover

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

John Mitchell

David Paymer

David Paymer

Ron Ziegler

Court is in session

Put Nixon on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.