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The Jacket

  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
122K
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The Jacket (2005)
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Psychological DramaPsychological ThrillerTime TravelDramaFantasyMysterySci-FiThriller

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
    122K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Maybury
    • Writers
      • Tom Bleecker
      • Marc Rocco
      • Massy Tadjedin
    • Stars
      • Adrien Brody
      • Keira Knightley
      • Daniel Craig
    • 311User reviews
    • 134Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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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

    User reviews311

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    10brauner

    An excellent movie if you can take wanting more when it's over.

    I just finished the movie and it really is a great piece of work. No futuristic crap mixed up though you might expect it. Miss Knightley really does a great job playing the part, though her role seems to have been kept a bit too far in the background.

    The whole idea of changing the future has been brought up before, but this time instead of changing the future by altering the past it brings new perspective by altering the present by adding new info from the future. At first it reminded me very much of Butterfly Effect. If you like that one, you'll love this one.

    It also shines new light on the subject whether or not you can change your own destiny which hasn't been brought up in a while.

    It surely is a "must-see".
    yusufpiskin

    Amazing Cast.

    I can understand how other audiences would be turned off by some things, but personally this film was right up my alley. Definitely will watch again. It felt like there were a few different plots going on, yet they all resolved well and funneled into the same happy/hopeful ending. Love this psychological thriller.
    chillami

    Outstantding!

    I was fortunate enough to see this at Sundance on opening night and I thought it was absolutely BRILLIANT. Adrian Brody was incredible and I thought it was directed almost flawlessly. I highly recommend it.

    The film really makes you think and I was disappointed not to be able to ask questions I had during the Q&A which followed the premiere. I think there are loads of things hidden in this film which you would have to see several times to catch. That is my idea of outstanding film making.

    I could have done without the nudity which I saw no reason for. I think a love scene is much more erotic when you don't see anything. Body parts don't need to be shown. Most of us have decent imaginations. :-)

    Chris
    9brenttraft

    Artsy Twilight Zone

    "The Jacket" has gotten some bad press because the plot has a lot of holes in it, but if you suspend belief and just enjoy the movie, it is a lot of fun.

    Any film that involves time travel requires that you suspend belief, and "The Jacket" is no different. What makes "The Jacket" better than most sci-fi thrillers is the production quality. The scenes in the hospital are done in muted colors which look like hand painted black and white. The scenes in the future are done in super saturated colors. I thought the super close-ups added to the disorientation and claustrophobia of the protagonist.

    The acting is first rate. Adrien Brody is convincingly haunted. Kiera Knightly does an acceptable American accent.

    Fans of "The Twilight Zone" should like this one. It is rated "R" for language, nudity, sex, violence, and disturbing images in a mental hospital; so you are getting your money's worth. If you like good production quality and want to go for a thrill ride, check this one out.
    ddtac

    Based on a Jack London Book, The Star Rover

    Just saw this at an advance screening. I liked it. Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley carry this film well. Although I have to admit that i was in the front row and watching a cinemascope film like that has one turning their head from left to right a lot. I recommend the star rover novel to read to anyone who likes this film. It was published in 1913, one of londons last books. it dealt with how the prison system at the time would strap people in straitjackets so tight that it would cause damage. The hero of the book comes to desire the tightening of the straps to the point where the guards have not seen, in order for him to more spiritually transcend his mind and soul into another life. He jaunts into other existences, all past, ie napoleon battle, viking conquest, to free his mind from the pain. The Jacket takes this idea in a way where the hero goes to a place that is involved in the plot running in the present.

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    Storyline

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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

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Regresiones de un hombre muerto
    • Filming locations
      • Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Mandalay Pictures
      • Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
      • 2929 Productions
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    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

    Tech 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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