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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004 · 95 min

A slow, suffocating descent into one man's delusion and despair, anchored by a raw performance that makes every moment feel uncomfortably real.

Directed by: Niels Mueller
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
Starring: Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson

Tagline: The mad story of a true man.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Niels Mueller
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
Starring: Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
madness
class
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
suburbs
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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