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The Jackal

The Jackal

6.4/ 10

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1997

Release Year

124 min

Runtime

Action
Thriller
Adventure
Crime

Overview

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.

Keywords

showdown
hitman
politics
bratva (russian mafia)
cold war
fbi
montreal, canada
revenge
terrorism
ira (irish republican army)
pretending to be gay

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Reviews(3)

6.3avg rating
Wuchak

Wuchak

May 22, 2018

6
6/10

Globetrotting pursuit of a master-of-disguise assassin RELEASED IN 1997 and directed by Michael Caton-Jones, "The Jackal” is an international crime thriller about a joint FBI/MVD mission (led by Sidney Poitier and Diane Venora) that enlists the aid of an imprisoned IRA combatant (Richard Gere) to

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JPV852

JPV852

February 21, 2023

6
6/10

This is one I've seen several times over the years and while certainly not great and it is funny hearing Richard Gere with an Irish accent and the numerous hair changes with Bruce Willis, I still find it watchable and somewhat entertaining. That said, how the Jackal was written was a problem beca

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Niko

Niko

@Hubi

September 17, 2024

7
7/10

The Jackal is the kind of Thriller that does everything by the book. Most of the movie is comprised out of well-known and established tropes, it's got a packed cast and decent action scenes. It may not reinvent the wheel or keep you on your toes, but it does offer some solid 90's entertainment for a

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