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Our Nixon

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Documentary - 2013
Our Nixon
6.7
90%
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Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
84 min
Release date:
23 Jan 2013
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A capably done account of a presidential career that was wrecked by a crime that was unnecessary.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
9 Oct 2013
fresh:
The result is maudlin beyond belief, especially Nixon's farewell to the aides he's in the process of firing, but other moments simply register as shockingly out of touch.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
26 Sep 2013
fresh:
[A] shrewdly edited collection of news footage and "home movies" taken by members of the Nixon White House staff ...
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
16 Sep 2013
fresh:
We get to see film of daughter Tricia's wedding (her father is a surprisingly agile ballroom dancer) and other oddities.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 Sep 2013
fresh:
There has never been an uninteresting angle on Richard Nixon - the man was too twisted - but Penny Lane's documentary sees him from several especially compelling new vantages.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
30 Aug 2013
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