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Which is the theme of “Jarhead” movie?

“Jarhead” is a film having as theme the Gulf War. This movie is a biographical drama and the plot develops in the Arabian Peninsula, after Iraq invades Kuwait. The main actor, Jake Gyllenhaal, is taking part at the Operation Desert Shield. “Jarhead” is a movie that points out the effects of war for those that are participating in these kinds of actions. The theme of “Jarhead” movie is to highlight what a war means for a military in the war zone and when is returning back home.

Which are the reviews for “Jarhead” movie?

“Jarhead” has been appreciated by the public and critics. After this movie has been released, in 2005, the reviewers and the audience had started to give favourable critics. Specialized websites in the film industry, such as Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb or Metacritic, have rated this movie. “Rotten Tomatoes” has evaluated “Jarhead”movie with 6.1 out of 10. Another important website in films reviews, RogerErbert.com has rated this movie with 3 stars and a half out of 4 stars. Metacritic gave a mark of 58 out of 100, while IMDb has rated “Jarhead” with 7.1 out of 10. As you can see, all these reviews are favourable, even if they are not excellent.

Can you suggest other films having as a theme the Gulf War?

If you are interested in the theme of Gulf War and you consider that movies presenting this topic are interesting and educational, then we may recommend several movies with this topic, such as “The Finest Hour” (1991), “The Heroes of Desert Storm”(1991), “Uncle Sam”(1996), “The One That Got Away” (1996), “Three Kings” (1999), “Back to Babylon”(2002), “Live from Baghdad”(2002), “Shiva” (2008) or “Green Zone” (2010). These are some of the movies that are related to the Gulf War. If you haven’t seen all of them, we recommend you to watch those ones that you have missed.

Which are the movies in which Jake Gyllenhaal has played?

Jake Gyllenhaal is an important actor in the film industry. During his career, which started in 1991 when he was a child, he played in many roles. The most important movies in which Jake Gyllenhaal has played include titles like “Donnie Darko” (2001), “Lovely and Amazing”, “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004),“The Good Girl” (2002),“Jarhead” (2005), “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), “Zodiac” (2007), “End of Watch” (2012), “Enemy” (2013), “Southpaw” (2015), “Everest” (2016), “Demolition” (2016) and “Nocturnal Animals” (2016). You can notice that there are many films in which Jake Gyllenhaal starred during his carreer.

Which are the Jake Gyllenhaal’s recognitions for his career?

Having a long list of roles in many important movies, Jake Gyllenhaal has received many awards. In 2005, he won the “BAFTA Award” in the category “Best Actor in a Supporting Role”. In 2014, Jake Gyllenhaal has won the “Austin Film Critics Association Awards” for “Best Actor” in the movie “Nightcrawler”. He also won the “Houston Film Critics Society Awards” in 2015. These are just some of the awards won by Jake Gyllenhaal in his career. There were many other awards and nominations for Jake Gyllenhaal’s roles.

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