Synopsis
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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Cast
- Kevin CostnerJim Garrison
- Tommy Lee JonesClay Shaw / Clay Bertrand
- Gary OldmanLee Harvey Oswald
- Kevin BaconWillie O'Keefe
- Michael RookerBill Broussard
- Jack LemmonJack Martin
- Laurie MetcalfSusie Cox
- Sissy SpacekLiz Garrison
- Joe PesciDavid Ferrie
- John CandyDean Andrews
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Stone and his editors, Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia, have somehow triumphed over the tumult of material here and made it work - made it grip and disturb us. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
[Stone's] filmmaking is so supple and alive, his obsession with the visual aspect of history so electrifying, that JFK practically roots itself in your imagination. - 90
Time
Through his art and passion, Stone makes JFK plausible, and turns his thesis of a coup d'etat into fodder for renewed debate. - 88
Christian Science Monitor
Controversy and all, JFK is one of the year's most powerful and provocative films. - 88
TV Guide Magazine
Director and co-screenwriter Oliver Stone pulls off an amazing filmmaking feat with JFK, transforming the dry minutiae of every John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory of the past three decades into riveting screen material. - 80
Empire
Truth or not, this is an exceptional piece of cinema, deeply provoking and audacious. - 78
Austin Chronicle
Stone makes it virtually impossible to leave the theatre convinced, beyond all shadow of doubt, of the lone gunman theory. - 63
Rolling Stone
The movie is often tremendously exciting.
