

The Jackal
How do you stop an assassin who has no identity?
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.
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6.4/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $60M
- Box office
- $159.3M
- Language
- English
- showdown
- hitman
- politics
- bratva (russian mafia)
- cold war
- fbi
- montreal, canada
- revenge
- terrorism
- ira (irish republican army)
- political thriller
- pretending to be gay
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR14 Nov 1997
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical189 Jan 1998
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+8 Jan 1998
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+1325 Dec 1997
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical4 Feb 1998
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1425 Dec 1997
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+19 Feb 1998
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1530 Jan 1998
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical27 Mar 1998
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1623 Jan 1998
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP28 Jan 1998
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1612 Mar 1998
Frequently asked questions
The Jackal was released on 14 November 1997.
Audience reviews
3- W6/10
Wuchak
5/22/2018
Globetrotting pursuit of a master-of-disguise assassin RELEASED IN 1997 and directed by Michael Caton-Jones, "The Jackal” is an international crime thriller about a joint FBI/MVD mission (led by Sidney Poitier and Diane Venora) that enlists the aid of an imprisoned IRA combatant (Richard Gere) to stop a brutal master-of-disguise assassin known as The Jackal (Bruce Willis) from completing a big hit in Washington DC…
- J6/10
JPV852
2/21/2023
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 s…
- N7/10
Niko
9/17/2024
The Jackal is the kind of Thriller that does everything by the book. Most of the movie is comprised out of well-known and established tropes, it's got a packed cast and decent action scenes. It may not reinvent the wheel or keep you on your toes, but it does offer some solid 90's entertainment for about two hours.
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