8 Amazing Movies That Only Feature One Actor

Anyone who thought the minimalist set design and restrained dialogue between Frank Langella and Michael Sheen in Frost/Nixon was a bore should probably look elsewhere for their historically-based entertainment. But history buffs and fans of psychological meltdowns will find plenty to adore in this stage play-turned-film.

Trying to make Richard Nixon into a sympathetic figure is no easy task, but the screenplay - written by Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone - makes a solid case for it. There's a sense of humility peppered into Nixon's monologues, though not as much as the Tourette's-like cursing and stream-of-consciousness rambling.

Released during Robert Altman's supposed lull, Secret Honor has always been a sort of black sheep in the director's oeuvre. But for no good reason.

The way this film is allowed to breathe and naturally crescendo deserves much praise, especially considering the much-publicised scandal playing out at its core. Then again, the humanising of such a public shaming is part of what makes Secret Honor such an engaging experience.

Philip Baker Hall does an excellent job, as always, capturing the inner turmoil of the President as he essentially tells the portraits in his office -and consequently us, the audience - his entire life story. There's heaps of anger, resentment, sorrow, and even a little bit of repentance in his performance. It's powerful stuff.