Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- ambitious
- contentious
- earnest
- technology film night
- biopic marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found Ashton Kutcher's committed performance more effective than the film's superficial, historically compressed portrait of Steve Jobs.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Steve Jobs's ambition, abrasive leadership, and self-mythologizing shape his relationships with Steve Wozniak and the Apple team.
The story moves from Reed College and India through Atari, the Apple I, and the garage company's formation while covering a major life and career arc.
Jobs persuades his father to let the fledgling Apple team build computers in the family garage.
Jobs studies calligraphy, reads Be Here Now, travels to India, and draws on LSD experiences before helping create Apple Computer.
Films like Jobs, and why
The Social Network
Shared biographical drama structure, ambition, innovation, and focus on a difficult technology visionary.
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Shared technology entrepreneurship, personal rivalry, corporate ambition, and dramatized business history.
Amadeus
Shared biopic treatment of a charismatic, abrasive creative genius whose ambition reshapes an industry.
Movie Details
- Director
- Joshua Michael Stern
- Release Date
- 2013-08-15
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (2665)
Cast
- Ashton Kutcher
- Josh Gad
- Lukas Haas
- Victor Rasuk
- Eddie Hassell
- Ron Eldard
- Nelson Franklin
- Elden Henson
- Lenny Jacobson
- Giles Matthey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- 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 Jobs about?
- A compressed, contentious portrait of Steve Jobs as a countercultural dropout who turns the Apple I into the foundation of a technological empire.
- What is Jobs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jobs as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jobs violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Jobs.
- What did critics think of Jobs?
- Critics broadly found Ashton Kutcher's committed performance more effective than the film's superficial, historically compressed portrait of Steve Jobs.
- Which films are like Jobs?
- Films with a similar feel include The Social Network, Pirates of Silicon Valley, and Amadeus.
- How long is Jobs?
- Jobs runs 129 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jobs?
- In United States, Jobs streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
