Frost/Nixon
A tense, talky duel of wits that builds like a thriller, anchored by two magnetic performances and a quietly gripping sense of historical stakes.
- About
- 2008 film by Ron Howard
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 122 min
A tense, talky duel of wits that builds like a thriller, anchored by two magnetic performances and a quietly gripping sense of historical stakes.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
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| Action | 1 | |
| Horror | 0 | |
| Humour | 3 | |
| Realism | 9 | |
| Romance | 2 | |
| Tension | 7 | |
| Darkness | 5 | |
| Complexity | 7 | |
| Emotional weight | 7 |
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