The Assassination of Richard Nixon
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- Synopsis
- The true story of a man who, on February 22, 1974, was thwarted from an ambitious plan for political assassination provides the basis for this striking psychological drama....
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- Starring
- Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson, Naomi Watts, Mykelti Williamson
- Director(s)
- Niels Mueller
- Distributor(s)
- ThinkFilm
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Does the film have a message? I don't think it wants one. It is about the journey of a man going mad. A film can simply be a character study, as this one is.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Director Niels Mueller's attempt to create a middle-class "Taxi Driver" (he tips his hand a bit smugly by respelling Byck's name to evoke Travis Bickle) has a creepy, meticulous exactitude.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Carina ChocanoAdd Critic to Favorites
It's a deeply affecting performance, and it drives this quietly powerful, unrelenting film.Read the full review
