Film1997124 min

The Jackal

Name: The Jackal
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1997
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora, J.K. Simmons

Taste attributes: actionadventurecrimethrillerespionagehistoricaldramapoliticalmafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?"

Boxlist takeA wide-ranging crime thriller that is weighty, unsavoury and fast-moving. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 1,381 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.

Synopsis: TMDB