Trailer - Nixon - 1995

Nixon is a 1995 American epic historical drama film directed by Oliver Stone, produced by Clayton Townsend, Stone, and Andrew G. Vajna. The film was written by Stone, Christopher Wilkinson, and Stephen J. Rievele, with significant contributions from "project consultants" Christopher Scheer and Robert Scheer. The film tells the story of the political and personal life of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins.

The film portrays Nixon as a complex and, in many respects, admirable, though deeply flawed, person. Nixon begins with a disclaimer that the film is "an attempt to understand the truth [...] based on numerous public sources and on an incomplete historical record."

The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Annabeth Gish, Marley Shelton, Bai Ling, Powers Boothe, J. T. Walsh, E. G. Marshall, James Woods, Paul Sorvino, Bob Hoskins, Larry Hagman, Ed Harris and David Hyde Pierce, plus archival appearances from political figures such as President Bill Clinton in television footage from the Nixon funeral service.

Nixon received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with Hopkins' performance receiving particular praise. Despite this, the film grossed just $13.7 million worldwide against a $44 million budget, making it one of the year's biggest box-office bombs as well as Stone's lowest-grossing presidential biopic to date.

Nixon received 4 nominations at the 68th Academy Awards, including Best Actor (for Hopkins) and Best Supporting Actress (for Allen), but failed to win any. The film received 3 nominations at the 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, including Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (for Hopkins) and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (for Allen), but failed to win any. Additionally, Hopkins received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, while Allen earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

This was Stone's second of three films about the American presidency, made four years after JFK, about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and followed 13 years later by W., about George W. Bush.