Frost/Nixon (2008) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Frost/Nixon

Ron Howard, 2008

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Frost/Nixon
Peter Morgan, 2006

FrostNixon is a movie directed by Ron Howard in 2008 and based on the play Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, first published in 2006. The movie features Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Kevin Bacon, Matthew Macfadyen, and others.

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RATING

7.7

/ 10

Movie Poster: Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008)

8.1

/ 10

Book Cover: Frost/Nixon (Peter Morgan, 2006)

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Storyline

After the Watergate scandal of 1972 and his subsequent resignation in 1974, 400 million people worldwide tune-in to watch Nixon leave the White House. Nixon’s literary agent, Irving Lazar, believes the interviews would be an opportunity for Nixon to salvage his reputation and profit financially.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Frost/Nixon, the 2008 movie by Ron Howard

Year

2008

Minutes

122

Movie Rate

7.70

Source: IMDb

Movie

Frost/Nixon

Country: UK

Year: 2008

Length: 2h2m

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Cover of Frost/Nixon, the 2006 book by Peter Morgan

Year

2006

Pages

82

Book Rate

8.12

S: Goodreads

Book

Frost/Nixon

Country: UK

First published in: 2006

Length: 82 pages

Genre: Play

*Provided by Amazon

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Which is better?

Poster of Frost/Nixon, the 2008 movie by Ron Howard

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Cover of Frost/Nixon, the 2006 book by Peter Morgan

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Frost/Nixon, the 2008 movie by Ron Howard

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25% No

9 votes

3 votes

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IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Frost/Nixon, the 2006 book by Peter Morgan

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30% No

7 votes

3 votes

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