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roger177
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Critic Colin Kennedy
rated 6

It’s a technical marvel; Mendes, working with new cinematographer and regular Coen brothers’ collaborator Roger Deakins, peppers the screen with visuals to stir the loins of any red-blooded male.

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Jenny
rated 6

MY PRONOUNS ARE U S A 🦅🦅🦅

1 year ago
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Cast & Crew

Sam Mendes
Director
Jamie Foxx
As Staff Sgt. Sykes
Jake Gyllenhaal
As Anthony Swofford
Dennis Haysbert
As Major Lincoln
John Krasinski
As Corporal Harrigan
Chris Cooper
As Lt. Col. Kazinski
Peter Sarsgaard
As Alan Troy
Jacob Vargas
As Juan Cortez

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In the scorching deserts of the Middle East, a young Marine named Swoff (Jake Gyllenhaal) struggles to come to terms with the harsh realities of war. Fresh out of boot camp, he's thrust into a world of heat, dust, and uncertainty, where the enemy is elusive and death lurks around every corner. As he navigates this alien landscape with his comrades-in-arms, Swoff grapples with his own demons and the weight of his family's military legacy. With dark humor and camaraderie as their only refuge, Swoff and his fellow Marines cling to life in a place they don't understand, fighting for a cause they barely comprehend. Can they survive this brutal test of wills or will it destroy them?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Jarhead include Incendies, The Pianist, Inglourious Basterds, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Valkyrie, Brothers.

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Jarhead was released in theaters on January 13, 2006.