
Frost/Nixon
2008 · Movie · R · 122 min · ★ 7.3 · 87% critics
After years of silence, a disgraced former leader agrees to a major televised interview about his time in power and the scandal that ended it. What begins as a risky media gamble becomes a tense public contest of preparation, reputation, and control.
Based on Frost/Nixon
Also known as Frost Nixon · Frost - Nixon
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-10-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,301 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy talky political dramas like Nixon or The Post, built around reputation and public accountability; Not for you if you want fast action or big surprises.
Pros: superb performances; compelling history; sharp dialogue | Cons: slow early stretch; uneven tension; distracting documentary bits
Themes
- usa president
- politics
- 1970s
- camera
- lie
- watergate scandal
- scandal
- richard nixon
- reporter
- writer
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2009 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2009 · nominated
Cast & crew

Frank Langella
as Richard Nixon

Michael Sheen
as David Frost

Kevin Bacon
as Jack Brennan

Rebecca Hall
as Caroline Cushing

Toby Jones
as Swifty Lazar

Matthew Macfadyen
as John Birt

Oliver Platt
as Bob Zelnick

Sam Rockwell
as James Reston Jr.

Clint Howard
as Lloyd Davis

Patty McCormack
as Pat Nixon
Directed by Ron Howard