Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-the-robert-f.-kennedy-assassination"

1. Elvis (2022)

PG-13 | 159 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson

Votes: 233,923 | Gross: $151.04M

2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Batman is manipulated by Lex Luthor to fear Superman. Superman´s existence is meanwhile dividing the world and he is framed for murder during an international crisis. The heroes clash and force the neutral Wonder Woman to reemerge.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg

Votes: 751,994 | Gross: $330.36M

3. City of Lies (2018)

R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Director: Brad Furman | Stars: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie

Votes: 19,000 | Gross: $0.57M

4. JFK: What the Doctors Saw (2023)

92 min | Documentary, History

Startling medical observations about JFK's wounds when seven doctors who were in the Parkland Hospital ER reunite to discuss a day none of them can forget.

Director: Barbara Shearer | Stars: Ronald C. Jones, Lawrence E. Klein, Joe D. Goldstrich, Kenneth Salyer

Votes: 552

5. Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023 TV Movie)

Documentary, Crime, History

With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.

Director: David Harvey | Stars: Chuck Granata, Lenny Luizzi, Robert Foster, Robbyn Swan

Votes: 57

6. Murder at the Savoy (1993)

91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A famous industrialist is murdered at a restaurant in Malmö. Police inspector Martin Beck in Stockholm gets the case. The suspects lead to people involved in illegal arms deals. But who was... See full summary »

Director: Pelle Berglund | Stars: Gösta Ekman, Kjell Bergqvist, Rolf Lassgård, Niklas Hjulström

Votes: 1,257

7. Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019)

Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

The untold story of Charles Manson's obsession to become a rock star, his rise in the LA music scene, the celebrities who championed his music including the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson and his descen...

Director: Tom O'Dell | Stars: Simon Wells, Jeff Guinn, Anthony DeCurtis, Peter Richardson

Votes: 307

8. JFK: The Final Evidence (2023)

Documentary, Action, Crime

In this two-part series, explore the mystery behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy with Dr David J Hall.

Stars: Emma Long, David J. Hall, Chris Moran

Votes: 25

9. Days of Rage: the Rolling Stones' Road to Altamont (2020)

107 min | Documentary, History, Music

The decade that began with peace and love was shattered in the late 1960s amidst riots, assassinations and a war that wouldn't end. The Rolling Stones became the voice of this new era, which came to a horrific end at the Altamont festival.

Director: Tom O'Dell | Stars: Michael Lydon, Sam Culter, Ronnie Schneider, Anthony DeCurtis

Votes: 103

10. Master of Dark Shadows (2019)

92 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Master of Dark Shadows reveals the fascinating impact of the ground-breaking Gothic drama Dark Shadows and award-winning filmmaker Dan Curtis.

Director: David Gregory | Stars: Alan Ball, Nancy Barrett, Michael Brockman, David Bushman

Votes: 189

11. First Ladies (2020)
Episode: Lady Bird Johnson (2020)

Not Rated | 41 min | Documentary, Biography

The Johnson administration enacted the Civil Rights Act, one of the most prolific legislative programs in U.S. history--but it likely wouldn't have succeeded without Lady Bird Johnson's ... See full summary »

Director: Kim Duke | Stars: Robin Wright, Kati Marton, Mark K. Updegrove, Luci Baines Johnson

Votes: 39

12. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 25-20 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

We've reached the top 25 in our countdown of unsolved mysteries including a famous outlaw who escaped his grave, an infamous gangland massacre never solved, and a secret mob assassin revealed.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Rick Beyer, Paul Aron, Michael Newton, Clifford Clift

13. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 19-14 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

The countdown of crimes and mysteries that have baffled America continues with a bizarre blend of brutal murders, skyway robbery, lost riches, lost colonies, and an unexplained disappearance.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Troy Taylor, Paul Aron, Michael Newton, Michael Green

14. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 9-6 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

We reach the top 10 in our countdown of America's greatest unsolved mysteries including the assassination of Martin Luther King, a witch hunt in Salem, and the missing minutes of Nixon's tapes.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Troy Taylor, Michael Newton, Rick Beyer, Paul Aron

15. Myth of the Zodiac Killer (2023)
Episode: The Hoax Theory (2023)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

An English professor lays out a stirring hoax theory on America's most famous cold case, launching filmmaker Andrew Nock on a journey into the world of "The Zodiac"; victims' family members talk on camera for the first time.

Director: Andrew Nock | Stars: Drew Beeson, Pierre Bidou, Michael Butterfield, Florian Cafiero

Votes: 25

16. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode: The Mafia (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary

For decades, the criminal organization known as "The Mafia" has stained the fabric of American society. But what are the secrets behind the Mob's sinister success? According to the FBI, the... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Adams, Gregory B. Smith, Jim Wedick, Gil Reavill

Votes: 51

17. The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode: The Assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy - 1968 (2023)

Documentary, History

In 1968, both Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated.

Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Peter B. Levy, Clay Risen, Clayborne Carson, Meena Bose

18. Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )
Episode: Sam Giancana (2012)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Revealing the secrets of the Mafia's most notorious members, beginning with Sam Giancana, who was associated with the Kennedys, Frank Sinatra and the CIA.

Director: Elliot McCaffrey | Stars: Peter Vaira, G. Robert Blakey, David Schippers, John Seigenthaler Sr.

Votes: 13

19. American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode: The Legacy (2018)

42 min | Documentary, History

Tragedy strikes again when Bobby Kennedy is assassinated; Ted Kennedy must overcome scandal and misfortune to continue the family legacy and pass the torch to the next generation.

Director: Jonathan Jones | Stars: Martin Sheen, Adam Walinsky, J. Randy Taraborrelli, Barbara Perry

Votes: 42

20. 1968: The Year That Changed America (2018)
Episode: Part Two: Spring (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, History

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy's pursuit of the Democratic nomination.

Stars: Peniel E. Joseph, Yohuru Williams, Jesse Jackson, Taylor Branch

Votes: 32

21. Tricky Dick (2019)
Episode: Nixon's the One (2019)

Not Rated | Documentary, Biography, History

Following political defeats in 1960 and 1962, Richard Nixon emerges at the height of the turbulent 1960s as the Republican Party's nominee for President in 1968.

Director: Mary Robertson | Stars: Richard Nixon, Roger Ailes, Walter Cronkite, Hubert H. Humphrey

Votes: 27