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Jasper Jones

Jasper Jones

Drama · Mystery · Thriller · 2017

Fourteen-year-old Charlie's life changes when Jasper takes his help to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Laura. He decides to look for the murderer and falls in love with Laura's younger sister.

Movie details

Jasper Jones

“A knock at the window. Their lives changed forever.”

2017 Drama · Mystery · Thriller 1h 45m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

3.8K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

78 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

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Fourteen-year-old Charlie's life changes when Jasper takes his help to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Laura. He decides to look for the murderer and falls in love with Laura's younger sister.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Rachel Perkins

Written by

Shaun Grant · Craig Silvey

Levi Miller

Levi Miller

Charlie Bucktin

Aaron L. McGrath

Aaron L. McGrath

Jasper Jones

Angourie Rice

Angourie Rice

Eliza Wishart

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Ruth Bucktin

Dan Wyllie

Dan Wyllie

Wes Bucktin

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Mad Jack Lionel

Kevin Long

Kevin Long

Jeffrey Lu

Court is in session

Put Jasper Jones on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.