Bonkers true story comedy about the untold meeting between Elvis (Michael Shannon) and President Nixon (Kevin Spacey) which led to...
Bonkers true story comedy about the untold meeting between Elvis (Michael Shannon) and President Nixon (Kevin Spacey) which led to one of the most iconic photographs in the US National Archives. From director Liza Johnson (Hateship Loveship) and co-written by actor Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride).
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76 %158 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
57 %6,061 reviewsAudience score rating
"While its sense of humor takes some gettin’ used to, the sheer spaciness of Liza Johnson’s stranger-than-fiction political satire ultimately proves its greatest asset."
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Variety
Variety"Spacey’s Nixon is a variation on his devious Frank Underwood, not in itself a bad thing."
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Time Out
Time Out"Perhaps this meeting of suspicious minds really was an unsung crux of modern American history, but Elvis & Nixon feels like a trifle about a trifle."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"When you have two of today’s best working actors acting on a high-wire to do justice to two of the most recognisable figures of the 20th century, it’s best to keep the focus solely located on them."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"It ain't fact, but it is damn entertaining fiction."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"A hoot."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"There’s not a lot of consequence to this bizarre meeting, or really the film, but as a character study of two men alone at the top, it’s both very funny and quietly astute."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineElvis & Nixon | Details
- Runtime
- 83
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
