JFK (1991)
PRESIDENT KENNEDY SHOT TO DEATH BY ASSASSIN IN DALLAS
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JFK rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb8/10· 180K votes
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic72%
TMDb7.599/10· 2K votesWith 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About JFK
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Cast of JFK
Kevin Costner
as Jim Garrison
Tommy Lee Jones
as Clay Shaw
Gary Oldman
as Lee Harvey Oswald
Kevin Bacon
as Willie O'Keefe
Michael Rooker
as Bill Broussard
Jack Lemmon
as Jack Martin
Laurie Metcalf
as Susie Cox
Sissy Spacek
as Liz Garrison
Joe Pesci
as David Ferrie
John Candy
as Dean Andrews
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Lee Bowers
Jay O. Sanders
as Lou Ivon
JFK facts
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $205.4M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Stone crafts ambitious conspiracy narrative with kinetic visual energy
- •Historical thriller maintains mounting tension across sprawling narrative
- •Complex investigation draws viewers into decades-old assassination mystery
What the audience disliked
- •Challenging runtime tests audience patience and attention span considerably
- •Speculative conspiracy elements blur historical fact beyond credibility
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Where to watch JFK(US)
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