Killing Reagan

TV-14

2016

1h 30m

Drama

Biography

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63%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

68%

50+ Ratings

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Ronald Reagan's rise to the presidency and John Hinckley Jr.'s 1981 assassination attempt.

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A serviceable albeit safe film about the Reagan assassination attempt. It does everything it needs to to tell the story but nothing more. Worth a watch for history and politics buffs.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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I'm a hardcore Democrat, however I really enjoyed seeing the way President Reagan overcame adversity to serve as the Commander in Chief.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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I was surprised by just how good this film was...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Just as amazing as Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy. Love these films. Informative gripping and well crafted.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Perfect adaptation of the Bill O'Reilly book with fantastic acting by Tim Matherson and Cynthia Nixon. Believe it or not this one produces actual suspense, unlike most made-for-TV movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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A very entertaining stroll down memory lane. This movie points out the primitive ways of American pop culture that existed 36 years ago, and how vulnerable Reagan was to attack 18 years after the assassination of JFK. Amazing performance by Tim Matheson.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Rod Lurie

Director

Joe Chrest

Jerry Parr

Cynthia Nixon

Nancy Reagan

Tim Matheson

Ronald Reagan

Joel Murray

Edwin Meese

Gary Weeks

Stephen Colo

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

Someday there will be an engrossing cinematic portrait of Reagan that explores the man's faults and merits with equal measure. Killing Reagan is not that film.

Oct 17, 2016

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Sr. Rose Pacatte

National Catholic Reporter

It's an adequate made-for-television movie and the use of actual footage from the months covered by the film make it more realistic.

May 26, 2017

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Tom Gliatto

People Magazine

Tim Matheson captures the essence of the Reagan persona - a born performer whose public and private selves were so in sync, perhaps even happily, that they became indistinguishable.

Oct 21, 2016

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Mark A. Perigard

Boston Herald

Director Rod Lurie does a masterful job of serving the story and the emotions without sentimentality.

Rated: B+

Oct 17, 2016

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Roger Catlin

rogercatlin.com

Director Rod Lurie plays it down the middle, though he has a tough time replicating Washington in Atlanta, where the whole thing was shot.

Oct 17, 2016

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Ken Tucker

Yahoo! TV

The best moments are the quiet little conversations between Ron and Nancy. Matheson and Nixon are convincing as a close couple united by true love as well as common goals and ambitions.

Oct 14, 2016

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Synopsis

Ronald Reagan's rise to the presidency and John Hinckley Jr.'s 1981 assassination attempt.

Director: Rod Lurie
Producer: Bill O'Reilly, Mary Lisio, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker
Screenwriter: Bill O'Reilly, Eric Simonson
Production Co: Scott Free Productions
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 17, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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