Intense, tightly constructed, and darkly comic at times, Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket may not boast the most original of themes, but it is exceedingly effective at communicating them.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Stanley Kubrick -
Producer -
Stanley Kubrick -
Screenwriter -
Gustav Hasford , Gustav Hasford , Michael Herr , Stanley Kubrick -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
Natant , Warner Brothers -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
War , History , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 1, 1987, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 15, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$42.9M -
Runtime -
1h 56m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)