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Jarhead

Release Date:November 4, 2005

Running Time:123 min

Genres:Drama, War

Director

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal Jamie Foxx Peter Sarsgaard Scott MacDonald Chris Cooper Laz Alonso Lucas Black Brian Geraghty Damion Poitier Jocko Sims Dennis Haysbert John Krasinski

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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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