Three years after being forced from office, President Nixon remains silent. But in 1977, he agrees to sit for an interview with breezy British showman David Frost. As cameras roll, a charged battle of wits begins. Will Nixon evade questions of his role in one of the nation’s greatest disgraces?

The evident hunger for approval shared by Frost and Nixon is key to Ron Howard’s riveting adaptation of Peter Morgan’s award-winning play. Michael Sheen and Frank Langella are electric as differently self-deluded sparring partners coming face-to-face with each other and their own limitations.