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Full Metal Jacket

Cult Pick Loses often, but its fans never hesitate
1987 · Drama, War

The numbers for Full Metal Jacket aren't pretty at 39%, but the fans who vote for it vote with conviction. What the win rate hides, the decision time reveals. R. Lee Ermey's drill instructor is so indelible that the boot-camp first half overshadows everything that follows, giving voters one of cinema's most quotable performances and a tonal split that makes the film impossible to categorize neatly. Fans decide quickly — 1.9s avg vs 3.5s platform average.

Synopsis

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Round 1
37.5%
6/16
Semifinals
66.7%
Where it thrives
Finals
0%
The ceiling

On the other end of the spectrum: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb at 75% is a comfortable win, while The Shining at 0% is the matchup Full Metal Jacket can't crack.

BingeBracket Record
39%
Win Rate
#74 of 88 in Drama #17 of 20 from the 1980s
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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