JFK vs Mr. Jones
JFK has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.8/10 for Mr. Jones). Mr. Jones is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 3h 9m. JFK is the older of the two (1991 against 2019). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
JFK
Mr. Jones| JFK | Mr. Jones | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2019 |
| Length | 3h 9m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Stone | Agnieszka Holland |
| Main cast | Jay O. Sanders, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Kevin Costner | Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle, James Norton, Kenneth Cranham, Vanessa Kirby |
Synopsis
JFK
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Mr. Jones
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.