Full Metal Jacket

Name: Full Metal Jacket
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1987
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 8.12

In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.

1987·Directed by Stanley Kubrick·4.1·1h 57m

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Drama War United Kingdom United States of America

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Recommended by 2 People

“"The first half of Full Metal Jacket is all about order, and turning these human beings into machines, but there's this one piece of chaos, which is this overweight soldier, who is just slowly picked on until he eventually explodes."”

Darren Aronofsky

Director, Producer, Writer

“Anderson cited this as one of his favorite Stanley Kubrick movies when asked to name Kubrick's best work, unable to pick among Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, Full Metal Jacket, and The Shining.”