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The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)

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Reviews Counted:129

Fresh:88

Rotten:41

Average Rating:6.7/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and a scene of graphic violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Dec 29, 2004 Limited

Box Office: $578,554

Synopsis: A chilling drama that explores and exposes the dark side of the American Dream, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON focuses on the prescient and tragic true story of Sam Bicke (Penn), a... A chilling drama that explores and exposes the dark side of the American Dream, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON focuses on the prescient and tragic true story of Sam Bicke (Penn), a disillusioned "everyman" who, in 1974, was driven to plot the assassination of the 37th President of the United States. Despite the fact that his marriage is breaking up and that he is trapped in a sales job he finds demeaning, Sam tries desperately to succeed both at home and in the workplace; all he wants is to win his family back and to start a business of his own. However, in a society worn down by political corruption and the Vietnam War, there is not much room left for dreamers. Sam's world unravels against the backdrop of the Watergate scandal, which exposes culpability at the highest levels of society. With images of Nixon-- “the greatest salesman of them all”-- flooding the airwaves, Sam believes he has found the person responsible for his, and America’s, problems and makes his appointment with destiny. With this role, which is the diametric opposite to his Oscar-winning triumph in last year’s MYSTIC RIVER, Penn proves that he is at the very peak of his career, delivering a quietly explosive performance that is at once heartbreaking and horrifying. Though set in an America of thirty years ago, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON, particularly its shattering dénouement, achieves an eerie topicality and resonance in our equally disillusioned, post-9/11 era. -- © ThinkFilm [More]

Starring: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson

Starring: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson, Brad Henke, Nick Searcy, Michael Wincott, Mykelti Williamson, April Grace, Leonardo DiCaprio

Director: Niels Mueller

Director: Niels Mueller
Screenwriter: Niels Mueller, Kevin Kennedy
Producer: Alfonso Cuaron, Jorge Vergara
Studio: ThinkFilm

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  • Based on real life events, Assassination is set in 1974 and centers on a businessman (Penn) who decides to take extreme measures to achieve his American dream.
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    Debut writer/director Neils Mueller (co-writer on "Tadpole") stitches together an ambiguous meditation on the pervasive affects of government corruption during the Nixon Administration that led a Baltimore man to attempt to kill the President by hijacking

    Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
    04/18/09
    Cole Smithey
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    07/14/07
    Joe Lozito
    Joe Lozito
    Big Picture Big Sound

    The film manages something quite remarkable, both a compassion for Bicke's wounded sense of life's betrayals, and stark revulsion for the personal logic of his bloody remedy.

    Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
    05/28/07
    Prairie Miller
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    04/01/06
    Empire Magazine

    (...) Niels Mueller (...) conduce el relato con seguridad y tensión creciente hacia el inevitable estallido de violencia final.

    Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
    12/28/05
    Enrique Buchichio
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    12/06/05
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    09/03/05
    Michael Szymanski
    Michael Szymanski
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    There are good things about the movie, but it finally trips itself up on its two-fisted seriousness.

    Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
    09/01/05
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
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    05/13/05
    Guardian [UK]

    Gets stuck using as its messenger such a wacko.

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    05/03/05
    Dennis Schwartz
    Dennis Schwartz
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    It's a small and quiet drama, but it's also one that sucks you in quite smoothly. Penn, as always, is fantastic.

    Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | comment Comment
    04/26/05
    Scott Weinberg
    Scott Weinberg
    DVD Clinic

    This movie provides a lot of food for thought about true believers who don't mind killing people to achieve their goals.

    Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
    04/25/05
    Robert Roten
    Robert Roten
    Laramie Movie Scope

    By the close you're convinced that there should have been more to the film than what ended up onscreen.

    Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
    04/19/05
    Harry Guerin
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    Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
    04/09/05
    Independent

    A forgotten chapter of history that exposes truths about the American dream worth remembering.

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    04/09/05
    Anton Bitel
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    Movie Gazette

    An engaging, thought-provoking drama that is frequently unbearably moving thanks to career best work from Sean Penn.

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    04/09/05
    Matthew Turner
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