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JFK: Reckless Youth

1993 · 1 season

A stately, dialogue-driven biopic that feels like a history lesson, moving through formative years with measured earnestness.

Created by
Harry Winer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Terry Kinney, Loren Dean, Yolanda Jilot
Overview
The early years of America's most dashing president, from his early childhood through his nomination for Congress.

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Created by
Harry Winer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Terry Kinney, Loren Dean, Yolanda Jilot
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
  • class
  • power
Places
  • school
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Harry Winer
Written by
William Broyles Jr.
Starring
Terry Kinney, Loren Dean, Yolanda Jilot, Robin Tunney, Andrew Lowery, Stan Cahill, Claire Forlani, Malachy McCourt
Music
Cameron Allan
Cinematography
Jean Lépine
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 91 min each
Network
ABC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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