Overview
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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DirectorSam Mendes
WriterWilliam Broyles Jr.
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal
Anthony Swofford
Jamie Foxx
Staff Sgt. Sykes
Peter Sarsgaard
Alan Troy
Scott MacDonald
D.I. Fitch
Chris Cooper
Lt. Col. Kazinski
Laz Alonso
Ramon Escobar
Lucas Black
Kruger
Brian Geraghty
Fergus O'Donnell
Damion Poitier
Poitier
Jocko Sims
Julius
Dennis Haysbert
Major Lincoln
John Krasinski
Corporal Harrigan
Kevin Foster
Branded Marine
Riad Galayini
Nurse
Craig Coyne
Young Mr. Swofford
Katherine Randolph
Young Mrs. Swofford
Rini Bell
Swoff's Sister
Dendrie Taylor
Mrs. Swofford
James Morrison
Mr. Swofford
Ming Lo
Bored Gunny
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Keywords
californiagulf warsaudi arabiapetrolmarine corpskuwaitbased on memoir or autobiographyu.s. marineanti wardesert stormharsh
Details
Budget
$72M
Revenue
$97M
TMDb Votes
3,158
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026