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The Jacket

2005 · 103 min

A cold, disorienting plunge into memory and dread, where tenderness flickers briefly through institutional cruelty and fractured time.

Directed by
John Maybury
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Science fiction
Tagline
Terror has a new name.
Overview
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.
How it feels
Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Memory, isolation, fate, trauma
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
John Maybury
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Science fiction
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism5
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, science fiction, thriller, fantasy
Directed by
John Maybury
Written by
Massy Tadjedin
Starring
Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly Lynch, Brad Renfro, Daniel Craig, Angel Coulby
Music
Brian Eno
Cinematography
Peter Deming
Runtime
103 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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