Nixon

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Nixon

R

1995

3h 12m

Biography

History

Drama

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This film is a biographical examination of former U.S. President Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins). The non-chronological narrative explores Nixon's personal and professional life, touching on his youth, college years, and political triumphs and failures. Nixon is seen as a child born to austere Quaker parents, as a young attorney wooing his future wife, Pat (Joan Allen), and as an astute but dour politician. After finally becoming president, Nixon is embroiled in the infamous Watergate scandal.

Critics Consensus

Much like its subject's time in office, Nixon might have ended sooner -- but what remains is an engrossing, well-acted look at the rise and fall of a fascinating political figure.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

10/27/2008

A-

The filmmaker's deftness at evoking theme and sentiment through editorial montages within individual dramatic scenes reaches an apotheosis here.

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Matt Noller

Slant Magazine

08/19/2008

3.5/4

A staggering work of empathy for Stone.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

01/26/2006

As wayward and self-regarding as its subject, the film long overstays its welcome.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

09/01/2022

A

The great neglected American film of 1995: philosophical and experimental, wounded and impassioned — a fragmented epic of the psyche.

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

05/13/2022

Nixon was not a very likable man and this re-enactment of his life is consistent with that. However, the film does provide insight as to how the late, former president attained his stature as well as how he lost it.

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Christopher Street

04/25/2022

It is a triumph for Mr. Hopkins as he schemes, curses, weeps, and prays.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 1

3 hours and 10 minutes is wonderfully successful.

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Jon G

@RT43191456 Jun 8

An astounding movie on our former President. One of Oliver Stone’s best movies.

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Tim M

@tgmacman 05/06/2025

An indomitable Anthony Hopkins performance keeps Nixon convincing, even if Oliver Stone's bloated approach is more than a little crooked.

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Fabrícia F

@Fabricia 01/06/2025

Por mais longo que seja e que exija atenção constante do público para continuar, ainda assim esse filme consegue entregar um bom resultado. É uma produção requintada para os amantes da cinebiografia e aqui, Anthony Hopkins (Nixon) mostra mais uma vez o porquê de ser três vezes vencedor do Oscar.

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Sams K

@RT65506530 08/30/2024

Oliver Stone describes perfectly the rise and fall of a controversial figure like Nixon. Anthony Hopkins is perfect as always. Great acting, everything's good. Not a masterpiece, but very very good.

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TWMax65

@RT38199094 01/30/2024

While Anthony Hopkins portrays the character very well, Richard Nixon is a hard main character to sympathize with and be invested in in a positive way from an audience perspective. The movie goes on for some time too and was hard to watch in one sitting, especially since it was about a president like that. However, the acting was noteworthy as well as the directing and cutting in and out of historic American moments and footage. There were several great scenes, like when Nixon visited the Lincoln Memorial to speak with the students and how he struggled earlier in the film to make it to the presidency and market himself positively to the public. However, when it cut back to his past and family I became less interested. I admire and like Oliver Stone's work, always. However he has made better films about better people.

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Synopsis

This film is a biographical examination of former U.S. President Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins). The non-chronological narrative explores Nixon's personal and professional life, touching on his youth, college years, and political triumphs and failures. Nixon is seen as a child born to austere Quaker parents, as a young attorney wooing his future wife, Pat (Joan Allen), and as an astute but dour politician. After finally becoming president, Nixon is embroiled in the infamous Watergate scandal.

Director: Oliver Stone
Producer: Clayton Townsend, Oliver Stone, Andrew G. Vajna
Screenwriter: Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone
Production Co: Hollywood Pictures, Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Illusion Entertainment
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.7M
Runtime: 3h 12m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo