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6.4
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5.7

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Critic Mike D'Angelo
rated 5

...best at its most phlegmatically procedural, depicting the hassle involved in finding a place right now to develop a roll of 8mm film, or the Secret Service unbolting a row of seats from Air Force One to make room for Kennedy’s coffin.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
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Critic Godfrey Cheshire
rated 5

...writer-director Peter Landesman provides an up-close-and-personal view of the events in Dallas by following the intertwined stories of several people swept up in the shooting and its aftermath.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
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Cast & Crew

Peter Landesman
Director
Mark Duplass
As Kenneth O'Donnell
Billy Bob Thornton
As Forrest Sorrels
Paul Giamatti
As Abraham Zapruder
Marcia Gay Harden
As Doris Nelson
Glenn Morshower
As Mike Howard
Gil Bellows
As David Powers
Gary Grubbs
As Dr. Kemp Clark

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Parkland is a powerful and thought-provoking film that recounts the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the fateful day of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The movie weaves together the perspectives of several ordinary individuals who were suddenly thrust into extraordinary circumstances, including young doctors and nurses at the hospital, the chief of the Secret Service, a bystander who captured the famous home movie of the assassination, FBI agents who interacted with Lee Harvey Oswald before the shooting, and JFK's security team who witnessed both the president's death and Vice President Lyndon Johnson's succession to office. The film provides a unique and compelling perspective on this pivotal moment in American history, shedding light on the human side of the tragedy and its impact on those who were directly involved. With an all-star cast that includes Zac Efron, Ron Livingston, Colin Hanks Marcia Gay Harden, Tom Welling, Paul Giamatti Billy Bob Thornton, Parkland is a must-see for anyone interested in American history or the human experience.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Parkland include Green Book, Public Enemies, Hacksaw Ridge, The Imitation Game, 12 Years a Slave, Hidden Figures.

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Parkland was released in theaters on October 4, 2013.