Full Metal Jacket backdrop
Full Metal Jacket poster

Full Metal Jacket

1987 1h 56m English 8.2
Action, Drama, War
A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.—Scott Renshaw

Cast

Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine
as Pvt. J.T. 'Joker' Davis
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
as Murphy
Adam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin
as Animal Mother
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent D'Onofrio
as Pvt. Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence

Screenshots

Movie screenshot
Movie screenshot
Movie screenshot

Movies Like - Full Metal Jacket

A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
 The Shining
The Shining
 Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now

More Movies

Confessions of a Pop Performer
Confessions of a Pop Performer
 Horror Island
Horror Island
 Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
 Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery
Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery
 Happiness Runs
Happiness Runs
 Marshmallow
Marshmallow
 Sally
Sally
 Don't Hang Up
Don't Hang Up
 A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
 Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
 Nobody Knows Anything!
Nobody Knows Anything!
 Hot Biskits
Hot Biskits
 All Work All Play
All Work All Play
 Evil Bong-a-Thon!
Evil Bong-a-Thon!
 Love Is the Drug
Love Is the Drug
 The Snow White Murder Case
The Snow White Murder Case
 Absolute Dominion
Absolute Dominion
 Old Man Slaughter
Old Man Slaughter
 Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical
Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical
 Going Under
Going Under
 Convergence
Convergence
 The Telegraph Trail
The Telegraph Trail
 Bad Channels
Bad Channels
 Snow White: A Deadly Summer
Snow White: A Deadly Summer
 The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story
The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story
 When You Get to the Forest
When You Get to the Forest
 Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley
 Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
 Ride Him, Cowboy
Ride Him, Cowboy
 Wilting Rose
Wilting Rose