Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.
The Jackal has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Jackal was released in 1997 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 530 reviews, giving The Jackal (1997) an average rating of 56%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 66%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 44%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Jackal than critics were.
With a score of 56%, The Jackal is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like The Devil's Own and Into the Blue.
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