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  • Jarhead
  • Opened November 4, 2005 | Runtime:1 hr. 55 min.
  • R
    pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. Read More
  • Jarhead follows a young Marine nicknamed "Swoff" (Jake Gyllenhaal) on his tour of duty in the Middle East. Lugging a sniper rifle and a hundred pound ruck on his back, Swoff endures boot camp, scorching desert heat, and the ever present danger of Read More
  • Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, Jacob Vargas
  • Director: Sam Mendes
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

Jarhead Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    gota love Jake Gyllenhaal

    by brandy_hughes

    This is a very very good movie!

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Jarhead Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    It is not often that a movie catches exactly what it was like to be this person...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Jarhead isn't overtly political, yet by evoking the almost surreal futility of...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    A harsh and thoroughly unromantic examination of the scarring effects of war.

  • 75
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Even when the script slips into sermonizing -- a Swoff voice-over informs us...

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