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

12/24/2010

1/5

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

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Reader

03/05/2007

Likable but negligible.

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Danny Graydon

Empire Magazine

12/30/2006

1/5

Brainless and inane, this is for undemanding kids only.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

04/24/2024

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)

10/01/2020

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

08/07/2008

2/5

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

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John A.

@TriviumInDaWave Mar 12

An Underrated 2/5 with some good moments.

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MC B

@RT23450091 Feb 26

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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Keith S

@KeithFlash Feb 25

Seriously, what is wrong with prople, especially now a days. This movie is funny and fun! It made me laugh a bunch back in the day and I've recently watched it again with my wife and our teenage kids and it had us all laughing a lot. We all thoroughly enjoyed it a lot. If you don't find this movie funny, we'll then I recommend you get the sticks out of your ass.

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Duante X H

@Duante2026 Jan 23

The Best Movie Ever

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Anuj M

@anudoon2004 Dec 16

I am really gonna put this movie on my top list. I dont know why people has rated this movie as 1 star because for me this movie deserves a 5 + star rating. I saw this movie today because I am an Indian and I am a Bollywood movie lover but I think our review matters because I come from a country which have world's 15% population and thats a big number and I think most of the Indians gonna love this movie as well and if they do rate this movie then I am sure this rating gonna improve more. Thanks to Netflix for putting this movie on their platform. Yes. this movie is awesome., you talk about kids, language, different things. People who talk like this, they should first try and stop the technology because if kids have to see any of that stuff its easily available on the net now a days in any country. Now talking about this movie. 5 stars to all the Actors and Director and full team of this movie. Its a complete family movie. Full of entertainment for everyone. Awesome......

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Nicole H

@RT48352258 03/24/2025

I'm not sure who this movie is made for other than me. It's too mature for kids but too childish for adults. Despite that it was one of my favs growing up. Thankfully my parents never cared about things being child friendly.

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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)