Movies Like As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

If you liked As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy (1993), a movie directed by Steve Ruggi, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)
★ 7/10
Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22…
2
JFK (1991)
★ 7.6/10
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
3
Jackie (2016)
★ 6.5/10
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
4
Parkland (2013)
★ 6.2/10
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to…
5
Executive Action (1973)
★ 6.5/10
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop.
6
LBJ (2017)
★ 6.4/10
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
7
The Interpreter (2005)
★ 6.3/10
After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.
8
The Alto Knights (2025)
★ 6.2/10
Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a…
9
Cover-Up (2025)
★ 7.2/10
He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.
10
Suddenly (1954)
★ 6.4/10
The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household…
11
Navalny (2022)
★ 7.3/10
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery, he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to…
12
9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
★ 6.9/10
Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic day.
13
Nick of Time (1995)
★ 6.2/10
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
14
First Kid (1996)
★ 5.8/10
Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the child of a world leader can be doubly so. Constantly surrounded by security officers, restricted in movements and…
15
I Know That Voice (2014)
★ 7.1/10
Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the characters.
16
Absolute Power (1997)
★ 6.7/10
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the…
17
Snake Eyes (1998)
★ 6.2/10
All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. Determined to solve the crime, he quickly learns that his search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an…
18
The Killer (2023)
★ 6.6/10
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
19
The Conspirator (2011)
★ 6.6/10
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and…
20
In the Line of Fire (1993)
★ 7/10
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of…