Jarhead
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Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War.After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action.
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Worldwide
- $97M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
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Box Office & Release
Jarhead returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $72M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $97M
- Release date
- Nov 4, 2005
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Arabic, English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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