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The Jackal (1997)

R11/14/1997Action, Thriller, Adventure, Crime2h 4m
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How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Bruce Willis

    The Jackal

  2. Cast 1

    Richard Gere

    Declan Mulqueen

  3. Cast 1

    Sidney Poitier

    Carter Preston

  4. Cast 1

    Diane Venora

    Major Valentina Koslova

  5. Cast 1

    J.K. Simmons

    FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

  6. Cast 1

    Mathilda May

    Isabella Zanconia

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    John Cunningham

    FBI Director Donald Brown

  8. Cast 1

    Jack Black

    Ian Lamont

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    Stephen Spinella

    Douglas

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 because while for most of the movie he's a cold-blooded and calculating character, his actions of going after Isabella was strange to do in the midst of planning an assassination versus going for revenge (which itself didn't make sense) after he completed his mission and got paid, and that's not to ment...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$60,000,000.00

Revenue $159,300,000.00

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