The Jacket
A traumatized veteran trapped in an asylum experiment races through fractured visions of the future to outwit his foretold death.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night viewing
- psychological thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film ambitious and seriously performed but undermined by confusing time-travel mechanics and an uneven script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jack Starks experiences amnesia, flashbacks, and visions while trying to determine what actually happened.
Dr. Becker uses an experimental restraint device and confines Jack in a morgue drawer as part of his treatment.
Jack learns through visions that he will die in four days and must identify how to prevent it.
Jack returns to Vermont wounded from the Gulf War and suffers bouts of amnesia throughout the story.
Films like The Jacket, and why
12 Monkeys
shares fractured memory, psychological suspense, time displacement, and a doomed race against the clock
The Butterfly Effect
shares nonlinear time travel, romantic melancholy, and an emotionally driven mystery
Shutter Island
shares institutional confinement, altered perception, and grim psychological science fiction
Movie Details
- Director
- John Maybury
- Release Date
- 2005-03-04
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (1778)
Cast
- Adrien Brody
- Keira Knightley
- Kris Kristofferson
- Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Kelly Lynch
- Brad Renfro
- Daniel Craig
- Angel Coulby
- Steven Mackintosh
- Brendan Coyle
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Jacket about?
- A traumatized veteran trapped in an asylum experiment races through fractured visions of the future to outwit his foretold death.
- What is The Jacket like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Jacket as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Jacket violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Jacket as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Jacket?
- Critics broadly found the film ambitious and seriously performed but undermined by confusing time-travel mechanics and an uneven script.
- Which films are like The Jacket?
- Films with a similar feel include 12 Monkeys, The Butterfly Effect, and Shutter Island.
- How long is The Jacket?
- The Jacket runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Jacket?
- In United States, The Jacket is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
