"Jackie" is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Noah Oppenheim. Starring Natalie Portman, the film focuses on Jacqueline "Jackie" Kennedy's life before and after the 1963 assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2016 and was released to theaters on December 2, 2016. The film was released to universal acclaim, with Rotten Tomatoes gave an approval rating of 89%, based on 265 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10 and Metacritic gave a score of 81 out of 100, based on 52 reviews.