JFK: The Smoking Gun (2013): cast, story & where to watch
2013 · Film · ★ 6.7
Released in 2013, JFK: The Smoking Gun is a documentary film directed by Malcolm McDonald, running about 81 minutes.
What it’s about. Seventy-five percent of the American people still refuse to believe the official story of President John F. Kennedy's death. They do not think he was killed by a lone gunman but by a mysterious cabal that somehow conspired to have him killed. How can this be? How can a crime this famous, witnessed and investigated by so many, remain a mystery? This is what veteran Australian police detective Colin McLaren is determined to find out. JFK: The Smoking Gun follows the forensic cold-case investigation McLaren conducted over four painstaking years, taking us back to that tragic day in Dallas at Dealey Plaza where the shooting took place, to Parkland Hospital where the president was pronounced dead, to the Bethesda Naval Hospital where the autopsy was conducted and to the conclusions of the Warren Commission that have remained controversial to this day.
Who’s in it. JFK: The Smoking Gun stars Larry Day as Senator Ralph Yarborough, Peter Michael Dillon as Earl Brown, Anne-Sophie Bozon as Nurse #1 and Tod Fennell as Hugh Betzner, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, JFK: The Smoking Gun has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch JFK: The Smoking Gun page.
If you liked it. Fans of JFK: The Smoking Gun tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch JFK: The Smoking Gun (2013)?
- In US, JFK: The Smoking Gun is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is JFK: The Smoking Gun worth watching?
- JFK: The Smoking Gun holds an audience score of 6.7 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy documentary. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in JFK: The Smoking Gun?
- JFK: The Smoking Gun stars Larry Day, Peter Michael Dillon, Anne-Sophie Bozon, Tod Fennell and Raphael Grosz-Harvey.
- When was JFK: The Smoking Gun released?
- JFK: The Smoking Gun was released in 2013, with a runtime of about 81 minutes.