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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004, Movie, 1h 35min

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. Based on a true story.

"The Assassination of Richard Nixon" — drama, thriller and history movie produced in Australia, USA and Mexico and released in 2004. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.9 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 35min. "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" is not currently available to stream in Singapore. Save it and we'll notify you when it's available! Make sure to turn on push notifications as well.

Country: Australia,United States,Mexico

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Reviews

Critic Roger Ebert

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Does the film have a message? I don't think it wants one. It is about the journey of a man going mad.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Alan Morrison

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...it's great to see the courage of '70s Hollywood meeting the conviction of 21st-century indie cinema in this stark, bold drama.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Kimberley Jones

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Bicke may sound like an open-and-shut case of the crackpot, but Mueller’s film manages to humanize him in a way that doesn’t undercut his unhinged frame of mind.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup

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...en beretning om et menneskeliv, som gik galt.

Read full review at Cinemazone

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The Assassination of Richard Nixon is a historical drama film based on the true story of Samuel Bicke, a down-on-his-luck salesman who, in 1974, attempted to assassinate President Richard Nixon. The film follows Sam's descent into madness as he becomes increasingly disillusioned with his life and the society around him. Despite his attempts to reconcile with his estranged wife and start a new business, he is met with rejection and failure at every turn. His frustration and anger eventually lead him to plan a tragic act of violence against the President, which ultimately ends in his own demise. The film features a cast of talented actors, including Sean Penn as Samuel Bicke, Naomi Watts as Marie Andersen Bicke, and Don Cheadle as Bonny Simmons.

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