President Trump on 26th October released nearly 300 more classified documents that were not made public. However, these remain highly redacted and many more remain classified under threat to National Security. Not releasing them keeps the conspiracy theories alive as people question the secrets that pose danger to the US. There have been many JFK assassination movies and documentaries over the years as the controversy around the lone-wolf killer remains alive.
Nearly thirteen percent Americans believe that JFK was killed by the Mafia and equal number believe that it was with government involvement The people’s president still remains the President who had highest approval rating in US modern history.
JFK Assassination Movies and Documentaries
The theory of a lone killer being able to orchestrate an operation like this seems unlikely, but alternative theories have never made any real dent. Some of the JFK assassination movies and documentaries have tried to deconstruct the events of the day and pieced together alternative theories. Here are some of those feature films that you must watch to find out what happened on that fateful day.
Killing Oswald (Documentary – 2013)
Killing Oswald explores the mystery of how and why John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald were assassinated in 1963, tracing Oswald’s strange transformation from US Marine radar operator in Japan, monitoring U2 spy planes over Russia; to 20-year-old Marxist defector, decamping to Moscow threatening to share military secrets with the KGB; to pro-Castro activist in New Orleans and self-proclaimed patsy in Dallas.
JFK: A President Betrayed (Documentary – 2013)
Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, “JFK: A President Betrayed” uncovers new evidence that reveals how JFK embarked on secret back channel peace efforts with Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro and was determined to get out of Vietnam despite intense opposition inside his own government.
Oswald’s Ghost (Documentary – 2007)
Directed by Robert Stone, it accounts the events before and after one the most important events during that time, and they were told through eyewitnesses who were living at that time.
Interview with the Assassin (Movie – 2002)
In the 2002 movie, out of work TV cameraman Ron Kobelski is approached by his formerly reclusive neighbor Walter Ohlinger. Ohlinger claims that he was the mysterious “second gunman” that shot and killed President Kennedy. Ohlinger has kept quiet all these years, but has decided to tell his story now that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Is Ohlinger telling the truth? Or is there a bigger conspiracy at work?
JFK (Movie – 1999)
The Kevin Costner movie remains one of the most engaging and comprehensive JFK Assassination Movies and Documentaries made. An investigation concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby acted alone in their respective crimes, but Louisiana district attorney Jim Garrison is skeptical. Assembling a trusted group of people, Garrison conducts his own investigation, bringing about backlash from powerful government and political figures.
Rush to Judgement (Documentary – 1967)
Mark Lane interviews witnesses to the Kennedy assassination and exposes serious flaws in the conclusions made by the Warren Commission.
Four Days in November (Documentary – 1964)
From more than eight million feet of newsreels, amateur footage, tape-recordings and more, David L. Wolper presents a priceless detailed account of the time and events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. You can buy the VHS tape of the documentary to revisit the opinions of that time.
Tell us if you have seen any of these and which JFK Assassination Movies and Documentaries do you like and believe the most.
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