Killing Kennedy (2013) on Netflix
PG-1320131h 27mBiographyDramaHistory
John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States, with Jacqueline Kennedy as First Lady. In the same years, Lee Harvey Oswald, a former Marine, grows disillusioned with his country.
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- Netflix2.9/5
- IMDb6.0/103,830 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes56%
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Plot summary
From the winter of 1959 and 1960 onward, the story follows two lives in parallel. John F. Kennedy works his way up in politics and takes the presidency of the United States, with Jacqueline Kennedy as the First Lady. Across the same years, Lee Harvey Oswald, a former Marine, turns against his country, and Marina Oswald is his wife. The account is drawn from a 2012 non-fiction book and was made for television as a docudrama, with filming in Richmond, Virginia.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Killing Kennedy (2013)
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- Ginnifer Goodwin used intimate photos to prepare for her role as Jacqueline Kennedy, aiming to portray her accurately without doing an impression. Her co-star Rob Lowe said seeing her in the pink Chanel suit made the reenactment feel real and sobering.
- Michelle Trachtenberg consulted her Russian-born mother to help her speak Russian for her role as Lee Harvey Oswald's wife, Marina Oswald.
- The film's original airing drew 3,354,000 viewers, breaking the record previously held by Killing Lincoln, which had averaged 3,351,000 viewers.
