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The Jacket (2005) -- A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   32,270 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tom Bleecker (story) and
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Release Date:
4 March 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Terror has a new name. more
Plot:
A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a Doctor's experiences, and his life is completely affected by them. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Best movie I have seen in a long time more (226 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Adrien Brody ... Jack Starks

Keira Knightley ... Jackie Price

Kris Kristofferson ... Dr. Thomas Becker

Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Dr. Beth Lorenson

Kelly Lynch ... Jean Price

Brad Renfro ... The Stranger

Daniel Craig ... Rudy Mackenzie

Steven Mackintosh ... Dr. Hopkins
Brendan Coyle ... Damon
Mackenzie Phillips ... Nurse Harding

Laura Marano ... Young Jackie
Jason Lewis ... Officer Harrison
Richard Dillane ... Captain Medley
Jonah Lotan ... Intern #1
Angel Coulby ... Intern #2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Regresiones de un hombre muerto (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Пиджак (Russia) [ru]
Camisa de Força (Brazil) [pt]
I proti fora pou pethana (Greece) [el]
La camisole de force (Canada: French title) [fr]
Obled (Poland) [pl]
Sidottu (Finland) [fi]
The Jacket (France) [fr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
103 min | Turkey:94 min (TV version)
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Trivia:
Scenes of Adrien Brody sobbing in the body drawer were real, for he had asked director John Maybury to keep him locked in even when they weren't filming so he could get the feel of the character's despair. Eventually, Brody lost it during filming, and Maybury caught it on tape. more
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Miscellaneous: Bethan Mowat, the Canadian second assistant director's name is misspelled in the movie credits as Maowat. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jack Starks: [Walking over to Iraqi child who's breathing hard] How's it going little man? You all right?
[Babak pulls out gun. Jack puts his hand up in a stop gesture but Babak shoots Jack in the head. Jack falls to the ground]
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Why didn't Jack prevent his own death?
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Are Babak and the Iraqi boy the same?
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48 out of 69 people found the following comment useful.
Best movie I have seen in a long time, 24 July 2005
10/10
Author: rejectswithdefects from Canada

Rented this movie, and I have to say, its one of the best films I have seen in along time. It's a complex story line, where paying attention is key, probably makes even more sense the second time around. I almost teared up at the end, not 'cause it was sad, but because it was beautiful, and compelling, a must see movie. You may think this movie won't be good, but don't brush it off, 'cause it's officially on my top 5 favorite movies list.

Adrien Brody delivers a awesome performance worthy of an Emmy. If there is one movie you should rent this year, it's The Jacket.

Great movie!

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