The Assassination of Richard Nixon

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004 · 95 min · EN · 6.5 (260 votes)
Dir. Niels Mueller · Starring Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Wincott, Naomi Watts · Music Steven M. Stern

The mad story of a true man.

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It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.

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A soul-crushing descent into paranoia and despair. This film feels like a slow, agonizing march through a man's unraveling sanity, fueled by a potent cocktail of betrayal and political corruption.

bleakdesperateunsettlingfrustratedslow-burngritty realismcharacter studyperiod dramadisillusionmentrevengemental breakdowngrief
vietnam wardepressionrobberyhusband wife relationshipusa presidentcorruptionthe white housesibling relationshipairportcheatingdisillusionhostagedespairaudio tapeattempted murderwatergate scandalmental breakdownrevenge
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