Jack

Jack

Jack Powell is about to tackle his biggest adventure ever... the fifth grade!

Rating

1.8 (2)

Release Date

8/9/1996

Runtime

113 mins

Overview

Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy looks like a 40 year old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don't know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher, he makes an effort to win them over.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$45,000,000

Revenue

$58,620,973

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A Robin Williams vehicle that mines genuine poignancy from the premise of a child trapped in an adult body navigating the social minefield of fifth grade. It's a film that balances sentimentality with the real awkwardness of belonging nowhere, neither child nor adult.

Mood

BittersweetHopefulWhimsical

Themes

Coming of ageIdentityFamilyIsolation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

jack is not good.
its character mean nothing.
its story is almost non existened.
its attempt as humor sucks.
but i can't stop smiling when robin williams does anything

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