Jarhead
2005 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 6.7 · 59% critics
Jarhead follows a young Marine through intense boot camp and deployment to the Persian Gulf, where eagerness for battle turns into months of being kept back from the action. As routines drag on, his mental state worsens, and his inner frustrations grow darker.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-11-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (3,180 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Jarhead if you want a Gulf War drama focused on boredom and mental strain rather than nonstop battle; Not for you if you need action-heavy war thrills like Lone Survivor or Stop-Loss.
Pros: gripping soldier perspective; strong cast performances; haunting tension in waiting | Cons: little real combat; slow, dragging pace; heavy on bitterness
Themes
- sniper
- california
- gulf war
- petrol
- marine corps
- kuwait
- soldier
- based on memoir or autobiography
- iraq war
- u.s. marine
- anti war
- 1990s
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Anthony Swofford
Jamie Foxx
as Staff Sgt. Sykes
Peter Sarsgaard
as Alan Troy
Scott MacDonald
as D.I. Fitch
Chris Cooper
as Lt. Col. Kazinski
Laz Alonso
as Ramon Escobar
Lucas Black
as Kruger
Brian Geraghty
as Fergus O'Donnell
Damion Poitier
as Poitier
Jocko Sims
as Julius
Directed by Sam Mendes