Kangaroo Jack

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Kangaroo Jack

PG

2003

1h 29m

Comedy

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Two friends from Brooklyn (Jerry O'Connell), (Anthony Anderson) are forced to deliver mob money to Australia. Their misadventures begin when one of them places his red jacket on a kangaroo while attempting to snap a picture. When the kangaroo bounces off, they realize the mob money is in the jacket and are forced to give chase through the Outback.

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Critics Consensus

The humor is gratingly dumb, and Kangaroo Jack contains too much violence and sexual innuendo for a family movie.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

1/5

A very bad movie -- shouldn't have been PG.

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Reader

Mar 5, 2007

Likable but negligible.

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Danny Graydon

Empire Magazine

Dec 30, 2006

1/5

Brainless and inane, this is for undemanding kids only.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apr 24, 2024

2.5/4

...a larger-than-life premise that’s employed to watchable yet entirely disposable effect...

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Oct 1, 2020

1/5

Of course this American-made, Australian-set caper comedy is ten tonnes of terrible. How could it not be?

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

2/5

A ragged comedy that features much more lame slapstick action than bouncing beast.

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Kaine K

@Hurrikkaine 4 days ago

Haters. My brother and I loved this movie growing up, and still quote it heavily to this day! It’ll always be a classic to us!

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Charlie T

@Chazzwicki Jul 15, 2026

Everyone hates on this film and I don’t know why! As someone who grew up watching it as a kid, I think it’s great! I always loved it as a kid because it was different, there isnt any other films about kangaroos haha. It’s a fun quick film to watch that is harmless, don’t take it so seriously

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Kangaroo F

@RT41702670 Jul 9, 2026

Peak cinema right here

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Igor S

@Igor_Sena Jun 5, 2026

It's bad. But i shut my brain off completely and laughed a few times. Whatever that means.

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John A.

@TriviumInDaWave Mar 12, 2026

An Underrated 2/5 with some good moments.

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MC B

@RT23450091 Feb 26, 2026

Incredibly under-rated. Very funny. The animated kangaroo scene is just a dream sequence, get over it. The rest of the movie is excellent.

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Synopsis

Two friends from Brooklyn (Jerry O'Connell), (Anthony Anderson) are forced to deliver mob money to Australia. Their misadventures begin when one of them places his red jacket on a kangaroo while attempting to snap a picture. When the kangaroo bounces off, they realize the mob money is in the jacket and are forced to give chase through the Outback.

Director: David McNally
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Steve Bing, Scott Rosenberg, Steve Bing, Barry O'Brien
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG (Language|Crude Humor|Sensuality|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 17, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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