Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Liza Johnson and written by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, and Cary Elwes. The film stars Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks, Evan Peters and Ashley Benson. The films focuses on singer Elvis Pesley and President Richard Nixon meeting at the White House on December 21, 1970. It was released on April 22, 2016.

Plot
The untold true story behind the meeting between the King of Rock 'n Roll, Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) and President Nixon (Kevin Spacey), resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.

Cast

 * Kevin Spacey as President Richard Nixon
 * Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley
 * Alex Pettyfer as Jerry Schilling
 * Colin Hanks as Egil Krogh
 * Evan Peters as Dwight Chapin
 * Tate Donovan as White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman
 * Hanala Sagal as Dwight Chapin's Secretary
 * Johnny Knoxville as Sonny West
 * Sky Ferreira as Charlotte
 * Tracy Letts as John Finlator
 * Ashley Benson as Margaret
 * Poppy Delevingne as a stewardess
 * Dylan Penn as a hotel worker
 * Joey Sagal as Joe King
 * Geraldine Singer as Rose Mary Woods

Critical response
Elvis & Nixon has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 74%, based on 76 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Elvis & Nixon may not do much to expand on its absurdly iconic photographic source material, but it's rarely less than engaging thanks to its talented starring duo. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 58 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".