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The Jacket

The Jacket

Drama · Mystery · Science Fiction · 2005

A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.

Movie details

The Jacket

“Terror has a new name.”

2005 Drama · Mystery · Science Fiction 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Jacket?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Maybury

Written by

Marc Rocco · Massy Tadjedin

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Jack Starks

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Jackie Price

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

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Rudy Mackenzie

Court is in session

Put The Jacket on trial.

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

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.