The Jacket (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	March 4, 2005
On DVD:	June 21, 2005
Genre:	Crime, Suspense
Director:	John Maybury
Writer:	Marc Rocco, Massy Tadjedin
Cast:	Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly Lynch, Brad Renfro, Mackenzie Phillips
Studio:	Warner Independent Pictures
Official site:	thejacketmovie.com
Running Time:	102 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity

After recuperating from a gunshot wound to the head, Gulf War veteran Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) returns to his native Vermont suffering from amnesia. When he is accused of murdering a police officer and committed to a mental institution, a physician, Dr. Becker (Kris Kristofferson), puts him on a controversial treatment regimen in which Starks is injected with experimental drugs, confined in a straight-jacket, and locked for extended periods in the body drawer of the...

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Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody and latest It Girl Keira Knightley star in "The Jacket," a sci-fi thriller eerily reminiscent of last year's "The Butterfly Effect." Those who didn't like the Ashton Kutcher mind-bender should avoid this one at all costs, and the few who did like "The Butterfly Effect" will be disappointed by this lackluster entry. Full movie review »