Robert De Niro,
Ed Harris,
Kathy Baker,
Charles S. Dutton,
Loudon Wainwright III
... see more 
This little-known Robert DeNiro film is set several years after the war in Vietnam. DeNiro plays an unpredictably explosive war veteran, while Ed Harris co-stars as his army buddy, who's trying his be... read more
Directed by: Charles Dutton, Charles S. Dutton, David Jones, Ed Harris, Ivan Brogger, Ivar Brogger, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jordan Lund, Josh Pais, Kathy Baker, Michael Arkin, Robert De Niro, Sloane Shelton
Release Date: March 10, 1989
DVD Release Date: January 23, 2007
Get It:
Stats: 62 reviews
Your Rating
Flixster Reviews (62)
-
May 18, 2010The internal struggle of dealing with past experiences and overcoming trauma makes this movie very compelling.
-
April 11, 2009A tense, brooding picture with three terrific actors giving entirely credible performances. Harris is especially dynamic as a man paralyzed by his past.
-
April 15, 2007A very superb film about a Vietnam vet that comes into the life of his friend who is going through the effects of the Vietnam War and forms a relationship with his sister. Robert De Niro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker make up this great cast. "Jacknife" really made me see life in a b... read more
Critic Reviews
February 27, 2007
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
June 30, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This Vietnam vet melodrama is extremely well acted by De Niro, Ed Harris, and Kathy Baker. Full Review
October 23, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Gritty De Niro in hard core yarn
August 28, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Reveals the difficulties many Vietnam veterans have in readjusting to life at home. Full Review
July 26, 2002
David Poland, Hot Button
Great actors... dissapointing movie
January 1, 2000
David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Jacknife is not a bad film -- it simply fails to say anything new about the post-Vietnam experience. Full Review
View more
Jacknife
reviews
Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
