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JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

2021 · 119 min

A dense, sobering deep dive that feels like a prosecutorial briefing, demanding close attention as it reexamines a national trauma.

Directed by
Oliver Stone
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Stone
Tagline
The lie that deceived a nation
Overview
Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

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Directed by
Oliver Stone
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Stone
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • politics
  • deception
  • power
  • memory
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Oliver Stone
Written by
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Starring
Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Stone, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., David Talbot, Cyril Wecht, Henry C. Lee, Douglas Horne
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
119 min
Country
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Languages
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