• Frost/Nixon (2008)

    In 1977, three years after the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency, Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) selects British TV personality David Frost (Michael Sheen) to conduct a one-on-one, exclusive interview. Though Nixon believes it will be easy to mislead Frost, and the latter's own team doubts that he can stand up to the former president, what actually unfolds is an unexpectedly candid and revealing interview before the court of public opinion.

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Frost/Nixon
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Release Date: December 5th, 2008

DVD Release Date: April 21st, 2009

R |2 hr 2 min

Plot Summary

In 1977, three years after the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency, Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) selects British TV personality David Frost (Michael Sheen) to conduct a one-on-one, exclusive interview. Though Nixon believes it will be easy to mislead Frost, and the latter's own team doubts that he can stand up to the former president, what actually unfolds is an unexpectedly candid and revealing interview before the court of public opinion.

Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew McFadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell

Director: Ron Howard

Genres: Historical drama

Production Co: Working Title Films, Imagine Entertainment

Distributors: Universal Pictures

Keywords: Hotel, Los Angeles, Pursuit, 1970s, Love interest, Witty, Engaging

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 70
    Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter

    Less a political movie than a boxing film without the gloves. show more

  • 80
    Bob MondelloNPR

    A case is being made here that it wasn't really Frost who did Nixon in: It was Nixon's old nemesis, the TV camera. show more

  • 90
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    What Ron Howard gets, to a degree that's astonishing in a two-hour film, is the density and complexity, as well as the generous entertainment quotient, of Peter Morgan's screenplay. show more

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Awards

Nominated Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Oscars Academy Awards (2008)
Nominated Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globes (2008)
Nominated Actor in a Leading Role
Oscars Academy Awards (2008)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009)
Nominated Best Picture
Oscars Academy Awards (2008)
Nominated Leading Actor
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2009)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009)
Nominated Adapted Screenplay
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2009)
Nominated Best Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globes (2009)
Nominated Make Up and Hair
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2009)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009)
Nominated Film
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2009)
Nominated Best Director - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (2009)
Nominated Director
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2009)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009)
Nominated Directing
Oscars Academy Awards (2008)
Nominated Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (2009)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009)
Nominated Film Editing
Oscars Academy Awards (2008)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009)
Nominated Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (2009)
Nominated Editing
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2009)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009)