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Frost/Nixon

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Original title

Frost/Nixon

Year

2008

Running time

122 min.

Country

United States

Director

Ron Howard

Screenwriter

Peter Morgan. Play: Peter Morgan

Cast

Music

Hans Zimmer

Cinematography

Salvatore Totino

Producer

Imagine Entertainment, Working Title Films

Genre

Drama | Politics. Journalism. Interview. Television. Biography. Based on a true story. 1970s

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U.S. Presidents (Biopics)

Synopsis

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon. For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Would Nixon evade questions of his role in one of the nation's greatest disgraces? Or would Frost confound critics and bravely demand accountability from the man who'd built a career out of stonewalling? Over the course of their encounter, each man would reveal his own insecurities, ego and reserves of dignity--ultimately setting aside posturing in a stunning display of unvarnished truth.

Rankings Position

#131 Best Movies Based on a True Story
#141 Best Biopics/Biographical Movies

Awards: 2008: 5 Nominations for Oscar, including Best Movie, Director

2008: 5 Nominations for Golden Globe, including Best Movie, OST, Screenplay

2008: 6 Nominations for BAFTA Awards, including Best Film, Director and Actor (Langella)

2008: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - Movies of the Year

2008: 4 Nominations for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Picture, Director, Actor and Writer

2008: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 nom. Best Actor (Langella) & Adapted Screenplay

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Critics' reviews

"The film begins as a fascinating inside look at the TV news business and then tightens into a spellbinding thriller (...) Frank Langella and Michael Sheen do not attempt to mimic their characters, but to embody them (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"[It] is less a political movie than a boxing film without the gloves"

Kirk Honeycutt: The Hollywood Reporter
"It does work, spectacularly (...) A movie laced with tension, stinging wit and potent human drama (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"A soothing, agreeably amusing experience, more palliative than purgative. Anchored by its first-rate leads (...) the movie is a talkathon embellished with camera movements"

Manohla Dargis: The New York Times
"Stirring stuff that works thrillingly as drama, and should make Sheen a star, even if it compromises on historical insight. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Ian Nathan: Empire
"It never quite escapes its stage origins, and under a glitzy surface of period stylings doesn't seem to have much to say (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
"Stories of lost crowns lend themselves to drama, but not necessarily audience-pleasing entertainments, which may explain why Frost/Nixon registers as such a soothing, agreeably amusing experience, more palliative than purgative."

Javier Ocaña: Diario El País

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31 My Top 10 Movies from 2008 (146)

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