Jumper

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  • Opened February 14, 2008 
  • 1 hr 30 min
  • PG-13 | sequences of intense action violence, some language and brief sexuality
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+. More on child suitability

  • A smart kid with a tough family life discovers that he has the ability to teleport. Empowered, he leaves home for NYC. While using his abilities to track the man he blames for the death of his mother years earlier, he draws the attention of both the NSA and a possibly nefarious guy his own age who has the same abilities and enters into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with both. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane
  • Director: Doug Liman
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller

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ReelViews
| James Berardinelli

Liman applies the same frenetic approach to action scenes that made "The Bourne Identity" such an engaging and exciting affair. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

But what can you do with Hayden Christensen? He's as close as we have to an android actor. It's all a chore for him. He never looks sufficiently scared, impressed, or surprised by any of this. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Fast is a good quality in an action/adventure. But there is lightning-paced and then there is warp speed. Doug Liman's Jumper is the latter, a not-so-good quality in an action/adventure for the simple reason that the audience can't figure out what's going on. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Walter Addiego

Goes south as a sci-fi film. Read full review

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Samuel L. Jackson in "Jumper."