The Assassination of Richard Nixon Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 5136

Average Rating: 2.7/4

# of Ratings: 30

Theatrical Release Date: 12/29/2004

Language: English

Genre: Biography, Crime

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Niels Mueller

Actors: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson, Michael Wincott, Nick Searcy

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mitchellyoung - wrote on 09/21/2010

Completely overlooked, but powerful film. Sean Penn gives a tortured performance as a beaten-down man driven to his wit's end. The film masterfully balances elements of thriller and drama equally well.

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Yojimbo - wrote on 05/21/2012

When an obsessive yet vulnerable man loses his family, job and later dreams while those he sees as cheats and liars always seem to succeed, he decides to kill the man he sees as the figurehead of the corruption of the American system; Richard Nixon. Penn is very good as a man who is desperately clinging to his sense of morals, becoming increasingly indignant as he sees his fellow "oppressed" crushed by the government on his television screen. There are actually a lot of parallels between those times and the current days of political spin and Sam Bicke can almost be seen as a cypher for the disenfranchised muslims of the world who see acts of terror as their only voice. Clever and thought provoking, and it offers a more personal picture of an individual trapped within a seemingly corrupt …

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