Full Metal Jacket

Released Year: 1987

Certificate: UA

Runtime: 116 minutes

Genre: Drama, War

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 76

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin

No of Votes: 675146

Gross: 46357676

Overview: A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

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