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      Parkland

      PG-13 Released Oct 4, 2013 1 hr. 34 min. History Drama List
      51% 123 Reviews Tomatometer 48% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Chaotic events take place at Parkland Hospital in Dallas after the attack that assassinated President John F. Kennedy. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 20 Buy Now

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      Although its decision to look at John F. Kennedy's assassination through uncommon perspectives is refreshing, Parkland never achieves the narrative cohesion its subject deserves.

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      David H Apparently the critics and the common audience aren't intelligent enough to get this movie. It's an excellent rendition of the facts. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review David E There's nothing wrong with the film as far as the acting, direction, camera work, etc., and it's all based on mountains of historical evidence, but it's impossible to condense 4 days of constant activity into a 90 minute movie. There's just so much left out of the film from Bugliosi's 400 pages of source material that detail the murders, the investigations, and the funerals that it leaves one feeling a bit empty - everything was given just a very superficial once over and it leaves the viewer dissatisfied. It would have been better as a mini-series where everyone involved gets the attention they deserve. Still, it's not cheesy or poorly made, so it's worth an hour and a half of your time, especially if you're into U.S. history. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/29/23 Full Review andrew p Don't understand the low rating people give this film. Won't go over what it's about as previous reviewers have already done so. I want to say it's refreshing, fast paced, and would or should satisfy anyone who enjoys American history. The filmmakers succeeded in exactly what they wanted the viewer to feel, grief, anger, hate which so many felt those days in late 1963. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review tina m I am partial to this type of movie, i.e., a documentary style, closely based on relevant historical events. I hope the movie was historically accurate; I have no way to know whether it was. I would have preferred a movie that explored one or more of the conspiracy theories, because I myself believe that Oswald was not the assassin. I found the movie very difficult to watch through continuously and had to pause it and spread the watching of it over a number of days. I believe this is because the events are painful to confront plus the unrelenting pain throughout the movie plus the style of the story telling of the movie caused me to want to pause the movie frequently. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member You won't learn anything new historically, but it does tell the stories of some of the other players: Zapruder, Harvey's family, the doctors. It doesn't go into deep details - but that's not what makes this a really good movie. Instead, you get a feel for just how fast and how crazy the events directly after Kennedy's Assassination went. I found myself putting myself into the shoes of these various people and asking myself what I would have done if confronted with these events. And on that front, it was really great. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it. Graphically portrays the OR when JFK is being worked on. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      John Anderson America Magazine Had Landesman spent a bit more time on his characters and narrative, he might have made a more watchable movie. Apr 28, 2014 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times The revelations are unshowy, the emotional clout is stealthy, and JFKologists can rest easy knowing that the project neither engages with nor contradicts their pet preoccupations. Rated: 4/5 Nov 27, 2013 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Parkland remains a bystander in the already overcrowded field of films about the events of November 1963. Rated: 3/5 Nov 24, 2013 Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine The film finds its strength in the quintet of lesser known players, especially Zapruder and, oddly enough, Oswald's stoic brother, who's cast in a heroic, almost Kennedy-esque, light. Aug 7, 2019 Full Review Chris Davies One Room With A View What might have made a terrific television series is instead a mediocre - if historically interesting - film. Rated: 3/5 Jun 7, 2019 Full Review Patrick Gamble CineVue Parkland is little more than the audible whimper of a people ruminating over a great tragedy. Rated: 2/5 Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Chaotic events take place at Parkland Hospital in Dallas after the attack that assassinated President John F. Kennedy.
      Director
      Peter Landesman
      Executive Producer
      Steven Shareshian, Joe Ricketts, Ginger Sledge, Guy East, Brian Falk, Tobin Armbrust
      Screenwriter
      Peter Landesman
      Distributor
      Millennium Entertainment
      Production Co
      Playtone Productions, Exclusive Media
      Rating
      PG-13 (Seq. of ER Trauma Procedures|Language|Smoking Throughout|Some Violent Images)
      Genre
      History, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 4, 2013, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 23, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $652.4K
      Sound Mix
      SDDS, Dolby Digital
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