Jack Reacher

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Jack Reacher

PG-13

2012

2h 10m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack; all evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody; Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears.

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Critics Consensus

Jack Reacher is an above-average crime thriller with a smoothly charismatic performance from Tom Cruise.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Sep 2, 2026

2/5

All narrative tension buckles under the weight of [Cruise's] smugly one-dimensional performance, something counteracted only by the rousing hamminess of Werner Herzog, as a semideformed, way-underground gangster called the Zec.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Feb 5, 2024

Casting Tom Cruise as the former military policeman Reacher is far-fetched to say the least. That said, this is enjoyably boisterous.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

Jan 21, 2013

There is a dogged leanness to Reacher's pursuit that lifts his adventures from the generic rut ...

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

3/5

Jack Reacher entertains with a good bit of pulpy dramatic irony.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 20, 2022

2/4

Other characters keep telling us how mysterious and dangerous Jack Reacher is, and yet Cruise’s appearance, clean-cut and trim, doesn’t fit the bill.

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

May 1, 2022

3/5

Im not sure what level of recommendation it is when you say a film was better than you thought it would be, but there it is.

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James B

@RT33216112 4 days ago

I wanted to like this movie, i saw a few clips and thought this would be a good watch but honestly i just couldn’t get on board. I felt there was cliche acting just all around and then there were moments where the acting was just downright terrible, there were lines that were meant to move me but i just got an awkward feeling. most of all the audio was terrible, i was constantly turning the volume up for dialogue and then getting my ears blown out during action scenes. all together though its not terrible, there were parts that were really good and i watched this all the way through, i could see this being enjoyable to many

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Chris W

@RT19336544 Aug 19, 2026

Not as good as the show teacher but definitely still a very good movie

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Renaldo D

@RT30888824 Aug 14, 2026

The action is interesting; however, the film has a weak plot.

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Era K

@RT01588294 Aug 10, 2026

Bye bye scout and Eli is a controversial and banned episode of the LeapFrog series called scout and friends which originally premiered in 2008 featuring a character named Eli sneaking a bone into the yard and also it becomes addictive to scout and then he begins chasing it and jumping into the air and the bone flies and it is mouth after cartoon Network saw the content cartoon Network pulled in mid broadcast and the episode was scrapped making it become lost media it was part of the LeapFrog series from 2005 to 2008

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Kirstie W

@KLoves Jul 11, 2026

I really liked this movie.

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Ry N

@RyGuy Jun 26, 2026

Jack Reacher investigates a veteran military sniper’s mass shooting. The movie is filled with solid action and a nice twist.

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Synopsis

One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack; all evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody; Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Producer: Tom Cruise, Don Granger, Paula Wagner, Gary Levinsohn
Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Tom Cruise, Mutual Film Company
Rating: PG-13 (Some Drug Material|Language|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.6M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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