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Jack
“He's a healthy ten year old who's growing four times faster than normal. Now he's about to take off on the biggest adventure of his life... 5th grade.”
6.3 / 10• 1996• 1h 53m•PG-13• English
ComedyFamilyDrama
Storyline
Born with a rare condition that makes him age four times faster than normal, ten-year-old Jack Powell looks like a forty-year-old man. After years of homeschooling, he enters public school for the first time, eager to make friends and live like any other kid—only to discover that growing up too fast means learning some of life’s hardest lessons early.
Cast & Crew
Robin Williams
Jack Powell
Lead
Diane Lane
Karen Powell
Brian Kerwin
Brian Powell
Jennifer Lopez
Miss Marquez
Bill Cosby
Lawrence Woodruff
Fran Drescher
Dolores Durante
Adam Zolotin
Louis Durante
IC
Irwin Corey
Poppy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Francis Ford Coppola's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jack is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
