Jarhead

Theatrical - Wide 2005-11-04

Cast Jake Gyllenhaal Jamie Foxx Peter Sarsgaard Chris Cooper Laz Alonso
Directed by Sam Mendes
Written by William Broyles Jr.

Box Office Gross: $97,076,152

Running Time: 123 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Red Wagon Entertainment, Neal Street Productions

Genres: Drama War

JoBlo's Rating

7/10

Synopsis

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are... See more forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.

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