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Frost/Nixon (2008)

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Reviews Counted:215

Fresh:197

Rotten:18

Average Rating:7.9/10

Consensus: Frost/Nixon is weighty and eloquent; a cross between a boxing match and a ballet with Oscar worthy performances.

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Rated: R [See Full Rating] for some language

Runtime: 2 hr. 2 min.

Genre: Drama

Theatrical Release: Dec 5, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $18.6M

Synopsis: A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon. A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon. [More]

Starring: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall

Starring: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew MacFadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Patty McCormack, Andy Milder, Kate Jennings Grant, Eve Curtis

Director: Ron Howard

Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Peter Morgan
Producer: Brian Grazer , Ron Howard , Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner
Studio: Universal Pictures

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    FROSTNIXON FRENCH
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    FROSTNIXON ITALIAN
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    FROSTNIXON SPANISH
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    FROSTNIXON NIXON TELLS FROST THAT THEIR ROLES IN LIFE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SWITCHED
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    FROSTNIXON NIXON TELLS FROST THAT A PRESIDENT DOES NOT COMMITT ILLEGAL ACTS
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  • FROSTNIXON FROST TELLS NIXON THAT ONLY ONE OF THEM CAN WIN
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    FROSTNIXON RESTON TELLS FROST HOW BADLY THE DAYS INTERVIEW WENT
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    FROSTNIXON BRENNAN TELLS NIXON THAT DOING THE FROST INTERVIEW WOULD WORK IN HIS FAVOR
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    FROSTNIXON RESTON TELLS FROST WHAT HE WANTS TO ACHIEVE WITH THE INTERVIEW
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REVIEWS FOR FROST/NIXON

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The sparring, the research, the failed strategies, and the returns for more elicit an image of boxing more than anything else; while "two men in shorts punch each other until one cannot continue" is also dry on paper, in practice it is much more visceral

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
Dec 15, 2009
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
Sep 8, 2009
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Hollywood.com

Howard can't, as someone mentions in the film, distinguish between a performer and a journalist

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment 1 Comment
Aug 26, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

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Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 1 Comment
Aug 2, 2009
Blake French
Blake French
Filmcritic.com

Entertaining and provocative...a satisfying intellectual bout. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
May 25, 2009
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

... Plays like an epic tragedy and is nothing short of riveting.

Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | comment Comment
May 15, 2009
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment 1 Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Clearly the work of a mature filmmaker, one with the patience and self confidence to make a smart film whose success is largely in the hands of its talented cast.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
Apr 22, 2009
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Peter Morgan's play about the behind-the-scenes research, negotiation and fundraising that produced the Frost-Nixon interviews may not sound like natural-born movie material...But the talk is choice, and the film... is mesmerizing.

Full Review Source: Miss FlickChick | comment Comment
Mar 2, 2009
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
Miss FlickChick

The history lesson is a nice bonus, but it's the art and the acting that give the film its power and resonance.

Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
Mar 1, 2009
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

The director of Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind serves up a merely pleasing, vaguely edifying tale of penitence and redemption, or something like that.

Full Review Source: Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) | comment Comment
Feb 18, 2009
Thomas Peyser
Thomas Peyser
Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

Estupendo cine sobre periodismo y política, que logra fascinar con sus entretelones de una entrevista crucial que es presentada casi como si fuera una pelea de boxeo.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
Feb 16, 2009
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

Nixon is infinitely more complex than George W. Bush, which is probably why this one slice of his life is more intriguing than "W," which covers decades.

Full Review Source: Richard Roeper.com | comment Comment
Feb 8, 2009
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper.com
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Even though we know the outcome, once again the magic works for Ron Howard and a fine cast of actors.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
Feb 5, 2009
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Frost/Nixon provides an enjoyable history lesson for some and triggers memories of a tumultuous period in American history for others.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
Feb 5, 2009
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

Ron Howard has the benefit of being able to structure the film's entire second act around close-ups, which allows his two fine leading actors to convey the smallest details of emotional turmoil

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
Feb 4, 2009
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Langella, of course, warrants the attention paid.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
Feb 3, 2009
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Brisk and intense, with Howard and company rising to the challenge of recreating the infamous 1977 television interview David Frost scored with disgraced former U.S. president, Richard M. Nixon.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
Feb 2, 2009
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

When the movie version of Frost/Nixon was being cast, Frank Langella might well have been bypassed. Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty were mentioned, but Langella survived and got the role. On screen Langella nails -- or fangs -- Nixon. Langella does not m

Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | comment Comment
Feb 1, 2009
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly

A fierce battle for redemption.

Full Review Source: Illinois Times | comment Comment
Jan 31, 2009
Charles Koplinski
Charles Koplinski
Illinois Times
 
 
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