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Summary
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 59Audiences 70GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer60%
Metascore58
Letterboxd · 335 K ratings3.7/5
IMDb7.0
User score7.0
Audience score68%
Box office
1.3×its budget
- Budget
- $72 M
- Worldwide
- $97 M
Worldwide it earned $25 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 3 min
A typical length for dramas, +14 min on the typical 109
typical 109123Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 38 countries, rent or buy in 63 more
+28Released
2005
November 4, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishArabicLatinMade in
United Kingdom- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 28 more32 people
- Jake GyllenhaalAnthony Swofford
- Jamie FoxxStaff Sgt. Sykes
- Peter SarsgaardAlan Troy
- Scott MacDonaldD.I. Fitch
- Chris CooperLt. Col. Kazinski
- Laz AlonsoRamon Escobar
- Lucas BlackKruger
- Brian GeraghtyFergus O'Donnell
Damion PoitierPoitier
Jocko SimsJulius
Dennis HaysbertMajor Lincoln
John KrasinskiCorporal Harrigan
Kevin FosterBranded Marine
Riad GalayiniNurse
Craig CoyneYoung Mr. Swofford
Katherine RandolphYoung Mrs. Swofford
Rini BellSwoff's Sister
Dendrie TaylorMrs. Swofford
James MorrisonMr. Swofford
Ming LoBored Gunny
Brianne DavisKristina
Evan JonesPFC Dave Fowler
Todd JensenLieutenant- NDNick DashCorp Marine
Directing · 8
- Sam Mendes Director
- Jeff Habberstad Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Jayne-Ann Tenggren Script Supervisor
- Basti Van Der Woude Second Assistant Director
- Alan B. Curtiss First Assistant Director
- Jody Spilkoman Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- William Broyles Jr. Screenplay
- Anthony Swofford Book
- Sam Chouia Script Consultant
Production · 31
- Bobby Cohen Executive Producer
- Sam Mercer Executive Producer
- Douglas Wick Producer
- Lucy Fisher Producer
- Debra Zane Casting
- Pippa Harris Co-Producer
Camera · 12
- Roger Deakins Director of Photography
- François Duhamel Still Photographer
- Mitch Lillian Key Grip
- Andy Harris First Assistant Camera
- Jason Corica Camera Production Assistant
- Will Dearborn Additional Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 9
- Walter Murch Editor
- Mo Henry Negative Cutter
- R. Orlando Duenas Assistant Editor
- Pat Jackson Additional Editing
- Curtis Lindersmith Digital Intermediate Editor
- Adam M. Duthie Assistant Editor
Sound · 22
- Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
- Kyrsten Mate Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
- Pat Jackson Supervising Sound Editor
- Willie D. Burton Sound Mixer
- David Boulton ADR Mixer
- Brian Chumney Assistant Sound Editor
Art · 21
- Dennis Gassner Production Design
- Kasra Farahani Production Illustrator
- Nancy Haigh Set Decoration
- Stefan Dechant Supervising Art Director
- A. Todd Holland Assistant Art Director
- Eric Ramsey Storyboard Artist
Costume & Make-Up · 15
- Albert Wolsky Costume Design
- Glenn H. Roberts On Set Dresser
- George L. Little Assistant Costume Designer
- Robert L. Stevenson Hair Department Head
- Deidra Dixon Hairstylist
- Allan A. Apone Makeup Supervisor
Visual Effects · 11
- Pablo Helman Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jeanie King Visual Effects Producer
- Christopher Cram Visual Effects Coordinator
- Jerome Bakum Visual Effects Assistant Editor
- Sherry Hitch Digital Compositor
- Todd Martin Visual Effects Production Assistant
Lighting · 7
- David Burnett Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Chris Napolitano Chief Lighting Technician
- Jason Blaise Cunningham Rigging Grip
- Ken W. Ballantine Lighting Technician
- Danny Ault Electrician
- Gary Kangrga Key Rigging Grip
Other crew · 30
- Jeff Dashnaw Stunts
- Jalil Jay Lynch Stunts
- Cliff Fleming Aerial Coordinator
- Gary A. Theard Cableman
- L. Chip Crosby Jr. Driver
- Sean Happy Stunts
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