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The Jackal
“How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?”
6.4 / 10• 1997• 2h 4m•R• English
ActionCrimeThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bruce Willis
The Jackal
Lead
Richard Gere
Declan Mulqueen
Sidney Poitier
Carter Preston
Diane Venora
Major Valentina Koslova
J.K. Simmons
FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Mathilda May
Isabella Zanconia
John Cunningham
FBI Director Donald Brown
Jack Black
Ian Lamont
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Caton-Jones's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Jackal is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
