# Where to watch John Adams: Nixon in China (2011) in the UK

> John Adams: Nixon in China (2011) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 16 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

**Type:** Film  
**Year:** 2011  
**Runtime:** 176 minutes  
**TMDB rating:** 7.5/10  
**Genres:** Music  
**Region:** United Kingdom (GB)  
**Last verified:** 16 May 2026 (2026-05-16T07:12:31.282Z)  

## Synopsis

John Adams’s groundbreaking work vividly brings to life US President Nixon’s 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China. Peter Sellars’s Metropolitan Opera production, based on his 1987 world-premiere staging, features choreography by Mark Morris and stars James Maddalena as Nixon, Robert Brubaker as Chairman Mao, Janis Kelly as First Lady Pat Nixon, Russell Braun as Chinese Premier Chou En-lai, and Kathleen Kim as Chiang Ch’ing, Mao’s wife. From the pomp of the public displays to the intimacy of the protagonists most private moments, Adams, Sellars and librettist Alice Goodman reveal the real characters behind the headlines in this landmark American opera.

## Streaming options in the United Kingdom

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**Where can I watch John Adams: Nixon in China in the UK?**

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