JFK is a 1991 American political thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland, Gary Oldma, Kevin Bacon and Walter Matthau.

It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner).

Oliver Stone's powerful film about the shots heard round the world and the mystery enshrouding them is one of the most provocative movies of our time. Besides its box-office success, critical acclaim and awards, it played a major role in the national debate leading to passage of the 1992 Assassination Materials Disclosure Act.

• Won 2 Oscars & a Golden Globe. Another 9 award wins & 22 nominations.

JFK Reviews

“[Stone's] filmmaking is so supple and alive, his obsession with the visual aspect of history so electrifying, that JFK practically roots itself in your imagination.” Entertainment We­ekly

“..this is an exceptional piece of cinema, deeply provoking and audacious.” Empire

“Director and co-screenwriter Oliver Stone pulls off an amazing filmmaking feat with JFK, transforming the dry minutiae of every John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory of the past three decades into riveting screen material.” TV Guide

“Stone's film is hypnotically watchable. Leaving aside all of its drama and emotion, it is a masterpiece of film assembly. The writing, the editing, the music, the photography, are all used here in a film of enormous complexity, to weave a persuasive tapestry out of an overwhelming mountain of evidence and testimony. Film students will examine this film in wonder in the years to come…” Roger Ebert

"Director Oliver Stone has fashioned in JFK a riveting, dramatic and disturbing look at one of the great whodunits of history. " San Francisco Chronicle

“JFK is Stone's best and most emotional film since "Platoon.” Washington Post

“Not a John F Kennedy biopic, but a film of New Orleans' attorney Jim Garrison's in­vestigation into the President's as­sassination, JFK is that rarest of things, a modern Hollywood drama which credits the audience with serious intelligence and ultimately proves itself a great film. Oliver Stone's film has the archetypal story, visual scale and substance to match; not just a gripping real-life conspiracy thriller, but a fable for the fall of the American dream (a theme further explored by the director in Nixon and Any Given Sunday). JFK doesn't reveal exactly what happened in Dallas on 22 November 1963–those who knew generally took their secrets to the grave–but marshals a vast wealth of facts and plausible theories, trusting the audience to draw its own conclusions. Following less than a year after Dances With Wolves (1990), these two epics mark the high point of Kevin Costner's career and the vast supporting cast here, including Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland, is superb. Quite simply the best American political film ever made.” –Gary S Dalkin

“It may be pushing it's own angle, but damn if it's not rivetting.” Sunday Times Australia