Directed by:
Sam MendesScreenplay:
William Broyles Jr.Cinematography:
Roger DeakinsComposer:
Thomas NewmanCast:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Cooper, Dennis Haysbert, Kevin Foster, Lucas Black, Laz Alonso, Honorine Bell, James Morrison (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
Young recruit Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) joins up with the US Marines (nicknamed 'Jarheads' because of their distinctive haircuts) on the eve of the 1990 Gulf War. After a brutal spell in boot camp, during which Swofford and his fellow recruits are systematically geared up for the conflict, the Marines are dispatched to the deserts of the Persian Gulf to take part in a war that sees them required to do very little in the way of fighting. Bored and frustrated in the middle of nowhere, the young soldiers resort to a macabre sense of humour as they wait for the war to happen to them. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
![Jake Gyllenhaal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226551_f35e57.jpg)
Jake Gyllenhaal
USA
Best movies:
Prisoners (2013)
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Covenant (2023)
![Jamie Foxx](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/316/164316311_cf1054.jpg)
Jamie Foxx
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Ray (2004)
Soul (2020)
![Peter Sarsgaard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/081/166081520_56b429.jpg)
Peter Sarsgaard
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
![Chris Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/451/161451798_503ea7.png)
Chris Cooper
USA
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
![Dennis Haysbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/600/168600604_gne22r.jpg)
Dennis Haysbert
USA
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Jarhead (2005)
![Kevin Foster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/225/158225802_27fa83.jpg)
Kevin Foster
Best movies:
Iron Man (2008)
Jarhead (2005)
The Village (2004)
![Lucas Black](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040096_4e542f.jpg)
Lucas Black
USA
Best movies:
Sling Blade (1996)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Jarhead (2005)
![Laz Alonso](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274893_c53406.jpg)
Laz Alonso
USA
Best movies:
Avatar (2009)
Constantine (2005)
Jarhead (2005)
![Honorine Bell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279285_355541.jpg)
Honorine Bell
Italy
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
Ghost World (2001)
The Terminal (2004)
![James Morrison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806075_08259a.jpg)
James Morrison
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Falling Down (1993)
Jarhead (2005)
![John Krasinski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316115_46fee3.jpg)
John Krasinski
USA
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Duane Hopwood (2005)
![Jacob Vargas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274491_aaf59f.jpg)
Jacob Vargas
Mexico
![Iván Fenyő](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275657_039ef2.jpg)
Iván Fenyő
Hungary
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
Children of Glory (2006)
Maigret (2016) (series)
Martin Papazian
USA
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
The Island (2005)
The Burning Plain (2008)
![Brian Geraghty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281094_912554.jpg)
Brian Geraghty
USA
Best movies:
An American Crime (2007)
Jarhead (2005)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
![Evan Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886434_6ab906.jpg)
Evan Jones
Best movies:
The Express (2008)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Jarhead (2005)
Katherine Randolph
USA
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
Sonny (2002)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
![Brianne Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162566_53b9f0.jpg)
Brianne Davis
USA
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
The Kid & I (2005)
The Bannen Way (2010)
![Damion Poitier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517978_153808.jpg)
Damion Poitier
Best movies:
Star Trek (2009)
Avengers Assemble (2012)
Jarhead (2005)
![Becky Boxer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886598_d462b4.jpg)
Becky Boxer
USA