Jarhead
“Welcome to the suck.”
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
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4 films
Cast
32 people
Jake Gyllenhaal
Anthony Swofford
Known for
Donnie Darko
Nightcrawler
Jamie Foxx
Staff Sgt. Sykes
Known for
Django Unchained
Soul
Peter Sarsgaard
Alan Troy
Known for
Orphan
Green Lantern
Scott MacDonald
D.I. Fitch
Known for
Carnivàle
Water for Elephants
Chris Cooper
Lt. Col. Kazinski
Known for
The Bourne Identity
11.22.63
Laz Alonso
Ramon Escobar
Known for
The Boys
Avatar
Lucas Black
Kruger
Known for
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Legion
Brian Geraghty
Fergus O'Donnell
Known for
The Hurt Locker
1923
Damion Poitier
Poitier
Known for
Firefly
True Blood
Jocko Sims
Julius
Known for
New Amsterdam
The Last Ship
Dennis Haysbert
Major Lincoln
Known for
24
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
John Krasinski
Corporal Harrigan
Known for
The Office
A Quiet Place
Sam Mendes Director · William Broyles Jr. Screenplay Anthony Swofford Author
Worldwide gross $97M · Budget $72M · United States release November 4, 2005
Box office
Budget
$72,000,000
Worldwide gross
$97,076,152
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Red Wagon Entertainment
Production
Neal Street Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Motion Picture KAPPA Produktionsgesellschaft
Production
United Kingdom · United States · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Latin · Spanish
Release dates
United States · October 27, 2005
Premiere · Hollywood, California
United States · November 4, 2005
Theatrical
Argentina
February 16, 2006 · Theatrical
Australia
February 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Austria
January 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 11, 2006 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Canada
November 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 16, 2006 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Egypt
May 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Finland
January 20, 2006 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 2006 · Theatrical
July 25, 2006 · Physical · DVD
December 9, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
December 1, 2017 · Digital · VOD
April 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical
Greece
January 19, 2006 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 16, 2006 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Israel
January 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
February 17, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
February 11, 2006 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Norway
January 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Panama
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 18, 2006 · Theatrical · Manila
Poland
January 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Romania
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Russia
January 19, 2006 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 25, 2006 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
February 9, 2006 · Theatrical · (cut)
Slovakia
February 16, 2006 · Theatrical
Slovenia
January 12, 2006 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
June 7, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical · German
January 11, 2006 · Theatrical · French
February 10, 2006 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
February 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 10, 2006 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
May 15, 2006 · Physical · DVD
December 8, 2025 · Physical · 4K Blu-Ray Steelbook
Venezuela
January 27, 2006 · Theatrical
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