Nixon

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

1995 3h 12m EN

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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.

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

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Cast

Anthony Hopkins
Richard Nixon
Joan Allen
Pat Nixon
Powers Boothe
Alexander Haig
Ed Harris
E. Howard Hunt
Bob Hoskins
J. Edgar Hoover
E.G. Marshall
John Mitchell
David Paymer
Ron Ziegler
David Hyde Pierce
John Dean

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Oliver Stone
Writers: Oliver Stone, Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 192 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Oliver Stone, shot by Robert Richardson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Brian Berdan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Anthony Hopkins and Joan Allen and Powers Boothe carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Triumphant in Victory, Bitter in Defeat. He Changed the World, But Lost a Nation.".

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The take

Oliver Stone directs. Robert Richardson behind the camera. John Williams scores. Brian Berdan cuts. A long sit — settle in. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1At 192 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
331 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Oliver Stone, shot by Robert Richardson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Brian Berdan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Anthony Hopkins and Joan Allen and Powers Boothe carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Triumphant in Victory, Bitter in Defeat. He Changed the World, But Lost a Nation.".
9IMDB entry: tt0113987 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "usa president", "washington dc, usa", "government", "presidential election".

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Original score: John Williams
Editing: Brian Berdan
Production design: Victor Kempster
Costume design: Richard Hornung
Makeup / hair: Gordon J. Smith
Sound: Paul Massey
Runtime: 192 min · 3h 12m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $44,000,000
Box office: $13,681,765
Return: 31% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Nixon (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes: 76% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 66/100
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 34,110 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 18 nominations total

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 10/10
Wow, this was a pretty fair movie wasn't it? And it came from Oliver Stone. One would almost expect it to be a paranoid mess, but it was done pretty well. Hopkins did a great job too... except maybe looking a little too old for the role, but he captured a lot of Nixon's mannerisms, a lot of how he spoke and moved. It was far from uncanny, but he really did nail the essence of the character and that is almost better than cloning him. Joan Allen fails though. She doesn't exactly ape Pat as well as she could and you are left with the impression that she doesn't understand who she was depicting. And then you have little hints at the Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories and, even though I supported them, I don't think that they had a place in a movie about Nixon. They felt alien and X-Files and you are left doubting that said conversation ever took place. Aside from all of that, though, this seems like a great film that was fairly done, about someone that it would have been far too easy to stereotype as a drooling monster. Stone humanized him, and that took heart and talent.

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