Rent Jarhead (2005)
3.1 of 5 from 317 ratings
1h 57min
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- Synopsis:
Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (Collateral, Ali) and Jake Gyllenhaal (The Day After Tomorrow, Donnie Darko) star in this critically acclaimed portrayal of a group of young "Jarheads" during the explosive days of the Gulf War. From the Academy Award winning director of American beauty, Jarhead is a powerful story, told with painful honesty and irreverence, with spectacular cinematography. JARHEAD follows "Swoff" (Gyllenhaal)) from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines, who have been trained to kill, find themselves in a brutal situation, fighting a war they don't understand for a cause they don't fully grasp. - Actors:
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Ming Lo, Kevin Foster, Brian Geraghty, Damion Poitier, Riad Galayini, Craig Coyne, Katherine Randolph, Rini Bell, Dendrie Taylor, James Morrison, Arman Zajic, Brianne Davis, Brian Casey, Ernest Ozuna, Tyler Sedustine
- Directors:
- Sam Mendes
- Writers:
- William Broyles Jr., Anthony Swofford
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Collections:
- 2006
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 01/12/2008
- Run Time:
- 123 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- My Scenes- Select and collect your own movie clips with My Scene, then view your favourite clips at any time!
- News interviews in full with commentary by director Sam Mendes and Editor Walter Murch
- Swoff's fantasies with commentary by director Sam Mendes and editor Walter Murch
- Deleted scenes
- Feature commentary with director Sam Mendes
- Feature commentary with screenwriter William Broyles Jr and Author Anthony Awofford
- Jarhead diaries with introduction by director Sam Mendes
- Background with introduction by Director Sam Mendes
- Semper Fi: Life after the corps includes audio introduction by Author Anthony Swofford
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Reviews (4) of Jarhead
Modern day Full Metal Jacket - Jarhead review by CP Customer
Change the setting from Vietnam to Iraq and we have Full Metal Jacket in the desert. It's an enjoyable film with some very funny moments, and not all the humour is dark. Gyllanhall gives a fine performance as the rookie in the Marine's elite sniper corps, ably supported by Foxx as his sargeant. Definitely worth a watch.
1 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Jarhead - Jarhead review by CP Customer
I found this film extremely slow and never reached the climax it promised early on...dissapointing
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Jarhead - Jarhead review by CP Customer
Tipical USA film just makes them look silly and out of touch with the rest of the world.
it is a just look how good we are sort of film but comes across as unprofessional soilders!
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.