Jack

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Jack

PG-13,

1996,

1h 53m,

Fantasy

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18%

33 Reviews

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49%

100,000+ Ratings

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18%

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33 Reviews

49%

Popcornmeter

100,000+ Ratings

After an unusually short pregnancy, Karen Powell (Diane Lane) gives birth to a baby boy whose body ages much faster than the normal rate. With her husband, Brian (Brian Kerwin), Karen raises their son, Jack (Robin Williams), who appears to be a 40-year-old man when he is only 10. Though Jack ages rapidly physically, he is mentally and emotionally still a young boy, which causes him considerable difficulty. Eventually, Jack gains the support of his peers, which helps him live a fuller life.

Critics Consensus

Robin Williams' childlike energy is channeled in all the wrong places with Jack, a bizarre tragedy that aims for uplift but sinks deep into queasy schmaltz.

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Ted Anthony

Associated Press

Jan 18, 2018

The movie manages to transcend the material -- mostly because of Williams and his perpetually Morkian innocence -- and become a satisfying, occasionally maudlin tale of belonging, understanding the passage of time and living for the moment.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

1.5/4

Williams works hard at seeming to be a kid inside an adult body, and some of his inspirations work well. But he has been ill-served by a screenplay that isn't curious about what his life would really be like.

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Megan Fisher

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jan 11, 2025

The only movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola without any sort of redeeming quality.

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David Rollison

The Spool

Apr 27, 2021

Sometimes a movie just sucks.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 14, 2020

5/10

On paper, scripting Robin Williams to act like a child might seem like a spectacular idea...

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Aug 30, 2019

[The movie] ages four times its years.

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Draco S

Apr 9, 2019

Its hard to believe that Francis Ford Coppola directed this abomination. It tries to be a heart-warming dramedy, but it fails miserably. The plot was ludicrous and filled with circumstances that don't make sense. The characters are horrible; they are terribly written and extremely melodramatic. The comedy was childish and cringe worthy. No development whatsoever, a whimsical score filled with schmaltz, and an ending that screams Hallmark Channel. Everyone involved with making this would be ashamed.

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Abraham P

Feb 26, 2018

From the director of the Godfather comes Jack... Seriously? Robin Williams acts like a jackass in front of the camera, Francis Ford Coppola is clearly jacking off behind the camera, and the end result is jack shit. This atrocious misfire is depressing on so many levels.

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Theodore W

Oct 22, 2017

....so the guy that directed this directed "The Godfather"? Wow

Finn S

May 18, 2017

This movie is well acted enough, but the idea behind it is just too depressing to be funny.

Hagrid L

Apr 18, 2017

This is probably the oddest film I've ever seen. I like to think of it as a film that is best when you learn from it. It explains the little things in life that we go through that we take for granted. Also, probably one of the best monologue quotes of all time at its end. Great movie.

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Kylo W

Sep 14, 2013

Sadly underrated this movie is. It has so much humanity in its center and Robin Williams gives a sympathetic and charming performance as Jack. The movie has a good message as well being that it is possible to befriend anyone no matter how different they are from you. Only gripe I can really hold against Jack is that occasionally there are some cringeworthy lines in the dialogue. Nonetheless, Jack is a personal favorite of mine that I've enjoyed ever since my childhood and I have no shame in saying that.

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Jack Powell

Diane Lane

Karen Powell

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Synopsis

After an unusually short pregnancy, Karen Powell (Diane Lane) gives birth to a baby boy whose body ages much faster than the normal rate. With her husband, Brian (Brian Kerwin), Karen raises their son, Jack (Robin Williams), who appears to be a 40-year-old man when he is only 10. Though Jack ages rapidly physically, he is mentally and emotionally still a young boy, which causes him considerable difficulty. Eventually, Jack gains the support of his peers, which helps him live a fuller life.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs, Ricardo Mestres
Screenwriter: James DeMonaco, Gary Nadeau
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Buena Vista International [us]
Production Co: American Zoetrope, Hollywood Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 9, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 9, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.6M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Surround

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