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Jack

6.3/10

Rating

113 min

Runtime

1996

Release Year

Francis Ford Coppola

Director

Cast

Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez, Bill Cosby

Quick Synopsis

Jack Powell is a ten-year-old boy who has a rare medical condition causing him to age physically four times faster than other children, making him appear like a forty-year-old man. After spending most of his childhood being homeschooled, Jack starts attending a public school for the first time, hoping to make friends and experience a normal childhood. However, he soon realizes that his accelerated aging brings unique challenges, forcing him to face difficult life lessons much earlier than his peers.

Detailed Synopsis of Jack

Born with a rare condition that makes him age four times faster than normal, ten-year-old Jack Powell looks like a forty-year-old man. After years of homeschooling, he enters public school for the first time, eager to make friends and live like any other kid—only to discover that growing up too fast means learning some of life’s hardest lessons early.

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