Jackie
A fractured, intimate portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy transforming personal devastation into a carefully constructed national memory.
Overview
A poignant exploration of grief and resilience in the face of tragedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- intimate
- cerebral
- reflective viewing
- historical film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Pablo Larraín's daring, multilayered portrait and Natalie Portman's piercing performance, while finding the film formally challenging.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jackie works to preserve the image of Camelot while managing the immediate political and emotional aftermath of the assassination.
The interview frame and returns to the assassination aftermath create competing layers of recollection and reconstruction.
The camera concentrates on Jackie's grief, composure, private rituals, and negotiations behind her public image.
Jackie's widowhood is inseparable from funeral planning, presidential succession, and the symbolic meaning of the Kennedy burial.
Films like Jackie, and why
The Queen
shared intimate biographical drama, fractured chronology, national trauma, and commanding central performance
The Iron Lady
shared historical drama, political image-making, grief, and psychologically focused portrait of a public woman
The Favourite
shared formally stylized biographical drama, public mythology, personal loss, and female-centered historical perspective
Movie Details
- Director
- Pablo Larraín
- Release Date
- 2016-12-02
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (2474)
Cast
- Natalie Portman
- Peter Sarsgaard
- Greta Gerwig
- Billy Crudup
- John Hurt
- Richard E. Grant
- Caspar Phillipson
- Beth Grant
- John Carroll Lynch
- Max Casella
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jackie about?
- A fractured, intimate portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy transforming personal devastation into a carefully constructed national memory.
- What is Jackie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jackie as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Jackie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Jackie as mild.
- What did critics think of Jackie?
- Critics broadly praised Pablo Larraín's daring, multilayered portrait and Natalie Portman's piercing performance, while finding the film formally challenging.
- Which films are like Jackie?
- Films with a similar feel include The Queen, The Iron Lady, and The Favourite.
- How long is Jackie?
- Jackie runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jackie?
- In United States, Jackie is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
