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Nixon (1995)

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Reviews Counted:55

Fresh:41

Rotten:14

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Using a nonchronological narrative style à la CITIZEN KANE (from which he quotes), director Oliver Stone explores former president Richard Nixon's strict Quaker upbringing, his nascent political... Using a nonchronological narrative style à la CITIZEN KANE (from which he quotes), director Oliver Stone explores former president Richard Nixon's strict Quaker upbringing, his nascent political strivings in law school, and his strangely self-effacing courtship of his wife, Pat (played by Joan Allen). The contradictions in his character are revealed early, in the vicious campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas and the oddly masochistic Checkers speech. His defeat at the hands of the hated and envied John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election, followed by the loss of the 1962 California gubernatorial race, seem to signal the end of his career. Yet, although wholly lacking in charisma, Nixon remains a brilliant political operator, seizing the opportunity provided by the backlash against the antiwar movement to take the presidency in 1968. It is only when safely in office, running far ahead in the polls for the 1972 presidential election, that his growing paranoia comes to full flower, triggering the Watergate scandal. Surprisingly, Stone evinces considerable compassion as he gives us a Nixon of tragic stature and nearly Shakespearean dimension in this powerfully moving film. The star-studded cast, including Ed Harris and James Woods, complements Hopkins's extraordinary performance. [More]

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, James Woods, Powers Boothe

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, James Woods, Powers Boothe, Bob Hoskins, Paul Sorvino, Ed Harris, David Paymer, Mary Steenburgen, J.T. Walsh, E.G. Marshall, David Hyde Pierce, Madeline Kahn

Director: Oliver Stone

Director: Oliver Stone
Screenwriter: Oliver Stone, Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson
Producer: Oliver Stone, Clayton Townsend, Andrew G. Vajna, Dan Halstead
Composer: John Williams

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You could say that Nixon is Oliver Stone's Citizen Kane, and not necessarily mean it as praise.

Full Review Source: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul | comment Comment
08/20/09
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

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

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
10/27/08
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

It's clear that Stone hates Nixon with a capital H.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment 1 Comment
08/28/08
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

A convincing blend of Shakespearean tragedy and Citizen Kane, Nixon paints the thirty-seventh President of the United States as a uniquely American tragic hero...[Blu-Ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
08/20/08
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Some of Nixon's scenes are standouts, but it's Hopkins' crazy rants that you won't forget.

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08/19/08
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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01/26/06
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The combination of Oliver Stone and Richard Nixon, two paranoids from opposite ends of the political spectrum, is a match made in cinematic heaven.

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01/23/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

For all its unwieldy temporal scope and narrowness of perspective, Nixon is an amazingly graceful beast, flawed yet invigorating, packed with enough material that will fascinate and irk moviegoers of all stripes for quite a time to come.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/08/06
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

A riveting tragedy.

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12/05/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A hulking tyrannosaur of a movie, lusty and fierce, crashing around for all the world to see, majestic in its size and scope though it's also an instant anachronism.

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11/07/04
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06/29/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

What it finally adds up to is a huge mixed bag of waxworks and daring, a film that is furiously ambitious even when it goes flat, and startling even when it settles for eerie, movie-of-the-week mimicry.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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This week in the UK cinemas we have Oliver Stones latest presidential dissection, the George W. Bush biopic W. with Josh Brolin in the title role. Also out is Pride & Glory, a... More...

January 22, 2008: Oliver Stone, Josh Brolin Prepare to Film Bush
His Pinkville may have been spiked by United Artists, but Oliver Stone isn't wasting time moving on to his next project -- one that his detractors will be happy to learn has the... More...

August 09, 2006: Critical Consensus: A Brave New "World," A "Step" Down, And No Screenings for "Pulse" and "Zoom"
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