Bobby Kennedy for President

Name: Bobby Kennedy for President
Genre: Movie/Mini-Series, News/Documentary, Documentary
Released: April 27, 2018
Rating: 72

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Netflix | Release Date: April 27, 2018

Summary: The four-part miniseries directed by Dawn Porter features interview, rare and never-before-seen footage, as it explores the career of the U.S. senator/U.S. Attorney General/presidential candidate before he was assassinated in 1968.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, News/Documentary, Documentary

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David Canfield

Apr 23, 2018

Season 1 Review: Bobby Kennedy is straightforward but layered, exploring the intersection of political ambition and moral principle with riveting complexity. [27 Apr - 4 May 2018, p.98]

Daniel Fienberg

Apr 25, 2018

Season 1 Review: A complicated and frequently insightful look at a man who could have been president and whose assassination was one of the last nails in the coffin of '60s idealism. Read full review

David Wiegand

Apr 24, 2018

Season 1 Review: Bobby Kennedy for President is not a definitive work. Yes, it has been carefully researched and is a very useful and important compilation of materials about who RFK was and what he did. In doing so, it captures the appeal of the man, especially to a generation looking desperately for a leader who would bring the nation peace, within its borders and elsewhere. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Apr 28, 2018

Season 1 Review: Though the sheer bulk of it all can make digging through individual episodes a bit dense, the structure is clear enough to keep drawing you in, especially when it hurts. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Apr 27, 2018

Season 1 Review: The danger in any documentary about a political figure is that it will glorify him too much, but Porter mostly keeps that impulse in check. While Kennedy is certainly treated with great reverence, his flaws and shortcomings are not ignored. ... As intimate as these moments are, we only get so close to the real Robert Kennedy in the docuseries. Read full review

Verne Gay

Apr 24, 2018

Season 1 Review: Exhaustive, admiring, comprehensive and richly documented, Bobby Kennedy for President nevertheless doesn't feel especially revelatory. Read full review

Mike Hale

Apr 26, 2018

Season 1 Review: Throughout, Bobby Kennedy for President provides information and sometimes fascinating film clips without ever giving us much of a sense of its subject, who remains a Don Draper-like cipher. Read full review

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buddha_432

Jul 12, 2020

Interesting four-part documentary about Bobby Kennedy's career in American politics. The series exploits abundant footage to tell Bobby's rise. First, as a campaign chief for his brother John F. Kennedy's (JFK) presidential run and his role as Attorney General prior to JFK death. Second, hisInteresting four-part documentary about Bobby Kennedy's career in American politics. The series exploits abundant footage to tell Bobby's rise. First, as a campaign chief for his brother John F. Kennedy's (JFK) presidential run and his role as Attorney General prior to JFK death. Second, his senate run in New York and performance once he won. Third, his increasing popularity among minorities that pitchforked him into a national leader, potential presidential nominee and assassination. Fourth, the trial on his murder and the doubts it cast, in a unnecessarily long and expendable last episode.… Expand

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Season 1

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  Air Date: April 27, 2018
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