Jackie
2016 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.5 · 84% critics
Set in the days after a national tragedy in 1963, this drama follows a First Lady as she faces overwhelming grief, public pressure, and the weight of shaping how her husband's legacy will be remembered. It focuses on mourning, duty, and private pain during a historic moment.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-12-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (2,439 votes)
- Box office
- $22,700,000
- Budget
- $9,000,000
About
If you like intimate, somber historical dramas such as Mank or The Special Relationship, this offers a grief-heavy character study; Not for you if you want action, a broader biography, or an easy watch.
Pros: powerful lead performance; haunting atmosphere; intimate historical focus | Cons: slow pacing; narrow viewpoint; emotionally distant tone
Themes
- assassination
- usa president
- widow
- john f. kennedy
- biography
- dallas, texas
- president
- grief
- first lady
- kennedy family
- john f. kennedy assassination
- death of husband
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Natalie Portman
as Jackie Kennedy
Peter Sarsgaard
as Robert Kennedy
Greta Gerwig
as Nancy Tuckerman
Billy Crudup
as The Journalist
John Hurt
as The Priest
Richard E. Grant
as Bill Walton
Caspar Phillipson
as John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Beth Grant
as Lady Bird Johnson
John Carroll Lynch
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Max Casella
as Jack Valenti
Directed by Pablo Larraín