The first film is based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 memoir of the same name. It was followed by direct-to-video sequels.

The first film is based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 memoir of the same name. It was followed by direct-to-video sequels.

The first film is based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 memoir of the same name. It was followed by direct-to-video sequels.

The first film is based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 memoir of the same name. It was followed by direct-to-video sequels.

The superb film is based on the memoir of ex-leatherneck Anthony Swofford (Gyllenhaal). Sam Mendes ("American Beauty") directed from a script by William Broyles Jr. Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard ...

When a film classifies itself as a war film, it brings a whole host of expectations. There’s the conflicted war general, the grand battle scene, the soldier who dies in his friend’s arms. “Jarhead” ...

At the time Gyllenhaal was making "Zodiac" with Fincher, he was also doing a lot of award season campaigning for the movie "Jarhead" in which Gyllenhaal plays US Marine Anthony Swofford ...