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The Jacket

  • 2005
  • 14
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
120K
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The Jacket (2005)
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A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.

  • Director
    • John Maybury
  • Writers
    • Tom Bleecker
    • Marc Rocco
    • Massy Tadjedin
  • Stars
    • Adrien Brody
    • Keira Knightley
    • Daniel Craig
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    120K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Maybury
    • Writers
      • Tom Bleecker
      • Marc Rocco
      • Massy Tadjedin
    • Stars
      • Adrien Brody
      • Keira Knightley
      • Daniel Craig
    • 309User reviews
    • 148Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos1

    The Jacket
    Trailer 2:31
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    Photos59

    On the set of "The Jacket" Laura Marano and Kiera Knightly
    Laura Marano with Adrien Brody at "The Jacket" Premiere
    Steven Soderbergh, Keira Knightley, and Jamie Dornan at an event for The Jacket (2005)
    Adrien Brody at an event for The Jacket (2005)
    Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley at an event for The Jacket (2005)
    Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley at an event for The Jacket (2005)
    Bijou Phillips and Mackenzie Phillips at an event for The Jacket (2005)
    John Maybury at an event for The Jacket (2005)
    Keira Knightley and John Maybury at an event for The Jacket (2005)
    Keira Knightley at an event for The Jacket (2005)
    Keira Knightley at an event for The Jacket (2005)
    Keira Knightley at an event for The Jacket (2005)

    Cast37

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    Adrien Brody
    Adrien Brody
    • Jack Starks
    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Jackie Price
    Daniel Craig
    Daniel Craig
    • Rudy Mackenzie
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • Dr. Thomas Becker
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Dr. Beth Lorenson
    Kelly Lynch
    Kelly Lynch
    • Jean Price
    Brad Renfro
    Brad Renfro
    • The Stranger
    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Dr. Hopkins
    Brendan Coyle
    Brendan Coyle
    • Damon
    Mackenzie Phillips
    Mackenzie Phillips
    • Nurse Harding
    Laura Marano
    Laura Marano
    • Young Jackie
    Jason Lewis
    Jason Lewis
    • Officer Harrison
    Richard Dillane
    Richard Dillane
    • Captain Medley
    Jonah Lotan
    Jonah Lotan
    • Intern #1
    Angel Coulby
    Angel Coulby
    • Intern #2
    Paul Birchard
    • Doctor
    Nigel Whitmey
    Nigel Whitmey
    • Lieutenant
    Ian Porter
    Ian Porter
    • Major
    • Director
      • John Maybury
    • Writers
      • Tom Bleecker
      • Marc Rocco
      • Massy Tadjedin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Shots of Adrien Brody sobbing in the body drawer were real. Brody had asked director John Maybury to keep him locked in, even when they weren't filming, so he could get the feel of the character's despair. Eventually, Brody lost it during filming, and Maybury caught it.
    • Goofs
      Regulation U.S. military dog tags do not have dates of birth on them.
    • Quotes

      [letter Jack writes to Jean]

      Jack Starks: Sometimes I think we live through things only to be able to say that it happened. That it wasn't to someone else, it was to me. Sometimes we live to beat the odds. I'm not crazy even though they thought I was. I live in the same world as everyone else. I just saw more of it, as I'm sure you have. They'll find my body tomorrow. You can check it out if you don't believe me. I've seen life after my death, and I'm telling you this because it's the only way to help you and your daughter have a better life of your own. Jean, you're gonna pass out one day smoking a cigarette and burn to death. Your daughter grows up living the same life you're living right now. And she misses you so much. Sometimes life can only really begin with the knowledge of death. That it can all end, even when you least want it to. The important thing in life is to believe that while you're alive, it's never too late. I promise you, Jean, no matter how bad things look, they look better awake than they do asleep. When you die, there's only one thing you want to happen. You wanna come back.

    • Alternate versions
      There are two continuations to the last scene where Jackie gives Jack a ride and the sun shines behind them. In one version, we hear Jack screaming as Dr. Becker gets him out of the drawer. In the second version, we see that Jack died in Iraq.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Look of 'The Jacket': Influences from the Avant-Garde (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Fleeting Smile
      Written by Roger Eno

      Performed by Roger Eno

      Courtesy of Opal Ltd./All Saints Records

      Under license from Opal Music, London/PRS except in N. America by Upala Music Inc. /BMI

      Produced by Daniel Lanois

    User reviews309

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    Top notch story telling
    In "The Jacket" a lone drifter named Jack Satrks who has gotten discharged from the military after the gulf war helps a mother and daughter with their car trouble. The plot then takes a fast jump to Starks in a mental institution for the criminally insane. During a cruel experiment conducted by the Doctors in the facility he's forced to wear a straight jacket and is locked into a closet. He soon begins to fight to distinguish between the real world and the world in which his mind has created for him.

    Adrien Brody gives a fantastic performance as a tortured war vet who just wants to find happiness. Brody manages to keep the audience wanting more all the way to the end. Kiera Knightly and Jennifer Jason Leigh use their great acting abilities to smooth the story along and make this movie a must see.
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    • Aug 3, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 2005 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La camisole de force
    • Filming locations
      • Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Mandalay Pictures
      • Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
      • 2929 Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $29,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,303,762
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,723,682
      • Mar 6, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,733,230
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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