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Frost/Nixon (2008)

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Release Date: December 5, 2008 (Limited)
December 25, 2008 (Moderate)
On DVD: April 21, 2009
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Peter Morgan
Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell
Studio: Universal Pictures
Official site: frostnixon.net
Running Time: 122 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for some language.

Oscar-winning director Ron Howard brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's ("The Queen," "The Last King of Scotland") electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: "Frost/Nixon." Reprising their roles from Morgan's stageplay are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael...

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Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon is receiving rave reviews, has been nominated as Best Drama at the Golden Globes and could possibly be an Oscar contender. Needless to say, expectations were high. Unfortunately, as has been the story over the course of 2008, the movie, about the interviews between TV personality David Frost and disgraced former President Richard Nixon, doesn't quite meet them.

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