The Jacket
2005 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 6.9 · 44% critics
A military veteran finds himself pulled into the future, where he starts to foresee his death. With mounting questions and a ticking clock, he searches for answers that could help protect the people he cares about most.
Based on The Star Rover
Also known as La camisole de force
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-03-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 44/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,693 votes)
About
If you enjoy mind-bendy, emotionally heavy sci-fi romance with a slow, cerebral mood, The Jacket may land well; Not for you if you want loud action or easy clarity—try instead The Mist or Shutter Island.
Pros: mind-bending story; emotional performances; haunting atmosphere | Cons: subdued pace; confusing for some; dark material
Themes
- amnesia
- experiment
- smoking
- psychology
- hallucination
- time travel
- medicine
- iraq war veteran
- love
- psychologist
- soldier
- psychiatrist
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Adrien Brody
as Jack Starks
Keira Knightley
as Jackie Price
Kris Kristofferson
as Dr. Thomas Becker
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Dr. Beth Lorenson
Kelly Lynch
as Jean Price
Brad Renfro
as The Stranger
Daniel Craig
as Rudy Mackenzie
Angel Coulby
as Intern #2
Steven Mackintosh
as Dr. Hopkins
Brendan Coyle
as Damon
Directed by John Maybury