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All the President's Men(1976)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 18min | Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 775 votes)

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.

Nixon(1995)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h 12min | Drama, History
3.5/5 (with 146 votes)

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.

Frost/Nixon(2008)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 2min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 506 votes)

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harboured doubts about their boss's ability to hold his own. But as the cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted.

The Assassination of Richard Nixon(2004)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 35min | Drama, History, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 122 votes)

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.

The Martha Mitchell Effect(2022)

40min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 15 votes)

She was once as famous as Jackie O—and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by Nixon to keep her quiet. Until now.

Directed by Anne Alvergue

Watergate(2018)

4h 30min | Documentary, History
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A comprehensive chronicle of the Watergate case, one of the greatest criminal conspiracies of modern politics; from the break-in of the Democratic Party National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel complex in Washington, the center of power in the United States of America, on January 17th, 1972; to the resignation of the Republican President Richard Nixon (1913-1994), on August 8th, 1974; and even far beyond the best-known facts.

Directed by Charles Ferguson

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers(2009)

1h 32min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 19 votes)

"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "Imperial" Presidency-answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people-in order to help end the Vietnam War.

Directed by Rick Goldsmith - With Daniel Ellsberg

18 1/2(2022)

1h 13min | Thriller, Comedy, Drama
2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½-minute gap in Nixon's tapes.

Directed by Dan Mirvish

The Final Days(1989)

2h 30min | History, TV Movie, Drama
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.

Our Nixon(2013)

1h 24min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 9 votes)

Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.

Directed by Penny Lane - With Richard Nixon

'All the President's Men' Revisited(2013)

3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

The Watergate case was the original game changer of America politics. How has Watergate changed the Presidency? What effect has the scandal had on our political leaders? And has hope and optimism forever been replaced in our national dialogue by doubt and cynicism? In 1973, Watergate's most pivotal year, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein doggedly investigated the scandal exposing the long, twisted trail of cover-ups and lies.

Mastergate(1992)

1h 26min | Comedy

A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealing government operatives, satirizing the Watergate hearings of 1972-1973.

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American Experience: Nixon(1990)

2h 45min | Documentary, History

The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power and the public trust. His achievements in expanding peaceful relations with China and the Soviet Union stand in stark contrast with his continuation of the war in Vietnam. Finally brought down by scandal and duplicity, his administration did much to erode the citizenry's faith in government.

Kissinger and Nixon(1995)

1h 37min | TV Movie, Drama
4.8/5 (with 2 votes)

A dramatization of the relationship between Kissinger and Nixon during the six-month period in 1972-73 when Kissinger was negotiating an end to the Vietnam War and Nixon was grandstanding politically.

Dirty Tricks(2023)

5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

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Watergate: High Crimes in the White House(2022)

Follows the crime and scandal that took down President Richard Nixon the day of the break-in at the Watergate Hotel.