# The Jackal (1997)

> An imprisoned IRA operative teams with skeptical American and Russian investigators to track a master-of-disguise assassin before a politically explosive Washington hit.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2764

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Michael Caton-Jones
- Cast: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora, J.K. Simmons, Mathilda May, John Cunningham, Jack Black
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119395/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, grim, procedural, 1990s action marathon, crime thriller night

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