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Full Metal Jacket

In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.

Release: 1987 Runtime: 1h 57min Rating: R Language: English

Drama War

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

Status: Released
Original language: EN
Production countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Natant, Stanley Kubrick Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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Audience rating

8.1 / 10 (11885 votes)

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Director

Stanley Kubrick

Main crew

Douglas Milsome — Director of Photography
Martin Hunter — Editor
Vivian Kubrick — Original Music Composer
Stanley Kubrick — Producer
Gustav Hasford — Screenplay
Stanley Kubrick — Screenplay
Michael Herr — Screenplay

Cast

Matthew Modine , Adam Baldwin , Vincent D'Onofrio , R. Lee Ermey , Dorian Harewood , Kevyn Major Howard , Arliss Howard , Ed O'Ross

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Themes and genres

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Updated on 12/10/2026.