Full Metal Jacket fingerprintRelentless energy, funny, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of dark humor and satire
War, the mind, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout sound design, cinematography, and editing
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Full Metal Jacket is brutally violent, nerve-racking, and spectacular.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Expect plenty of dark humor and satire.
War, the mind, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around war, the mind, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout sound design, cinematography, and editing
Look and sound: the sound design, cinematography, and editing stand out.
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In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Full Metal Jacket is included with a subscription to TCM and HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84/100 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 57 min
Full Metal Jacket runs 1 h 57 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 84 and audiences 87 out of 100, so both groups see Full Metal Jacket much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $46 million worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Vietnamese. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+78GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Full Metal Jacket in 92 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 217 storytelling tropes for Full Metal Jacket, including War Is Hell, Noodle Incident, Bullying a Dragon.
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