Synopsis
In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.
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Cast
- Kevin SpaceyRichard Nixon
- Michael ShannonElvis Presley
- Alex PettyferJerry Schilling
- Johnny KnoxvilleSonny
- Colin HanksEgil Krogh
- Evan PetersDwight Chapin
- Tate DonovanH.R. Haldeman
- Sky FerreiraCharlotte
- Tracy LettsJohn Finlator
- Ahna O'ReillyMary Anne Peterson
Recommendations
- 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Featuring hilarious yet acutely observed performances by Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey as the titular characters, Elvis & Nixon, receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, is a hoot. - 75
Movie Nation
And so it does in the deft and delightful Elvis & Nixon, a short, quick and clever recreation of the how that came to pass and an imagined version of the conversation that could have taken place. - 70
Variety
While its sense of humor takes some gettin’ used to, the sheer spaciness of Liza Johnson’s stranger-than-fiction political satire ultimately proves its greatest asset. - 60
The Guardian
When you have two of today’s best working actors acting on a high-wire to do justice to two of the most recognisable figures of the 20th century, it’s best to keep the focus solely located on them. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film is taken with comfy gags that celebrate these men's ownership of pop culture, filtering them through a lens of unrevealing caricature. - 40
Screen Daily
The filmmakers rarely go beyond being pleased with how strange this convergence of pop-culture and political figures must have been, and so Elvis & Nixon comes across as both thimble-deep and distractingly self-satisfied. - 40
New York Daily News
Johnson’s film is filled with tedium instead of delirium. - 40
Village Voice
Outside of Shannon's performance, Elvis & Nixon is enough to make you long for the nuance of Kissin' Cousins.
