Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

400 million people were waiting for the truth.

Directed by Ron Howard

Produced by Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment

2008122 min7.3 / 10

A tense intellectual duel between a disgraced president and a determined interviewer, built on the high stakes of public reckoning and political truth-seeking.

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harboured doubts about their boss's ability to hold his own. But as the cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted.

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  • Is Frost/Nixon violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Frost/Nixon scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Frost/Nixon sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Frost/Nixon end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Frost/Nixon easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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