IMDb 4.5 2003 HD

Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack

2003
Action Adventure Comedy Crime Family
89 min PG USA
5.3 / 10
4.5 IMDB

Two childhood friends — a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician — get mixed-up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director David McNally / Keith Heygate / Scott Lovelock / Peter Bloomfield / Julian Ryan / Ruby Stillwater / Chris Webb
Starring
Jerry O'Connell / Anthony Anderson / Estella Warren / Christopher Walken / Michael Shannon / Marton Csokas / Dyan Cannon / Frank Welker

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

silly chaotic lighthearted predictable amusing absurd forgettable diverting over-the-top enjoyable

Reviews

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Isabelle Dubois
May 8, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

One approaches Kangaroo Jack with a healthy dose of scepticism, and it largely delivers on that expectation. The film's narrative engine is its outlandish premise: a kangaroo absconding with mob money. Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson provide the…

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David Sterling
May 8, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

Kangaroo Jack attempts to blend mob antics with outback absurdity, with mixed results. The premise of a kangaroo making off with $50,000 is undeniably quirky, and Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson do their best to sell the ensuing…

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Sophia Chen
May 8, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

There's a certain charm to the sheer audacity of Kangaroo Jack's central conceit. The film’s charm lies less in its narrative sophistication and more in its commitment to a ridiculous premise. Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson bring a…

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Marcus Bellweather
May 8, 2026
1.5 / 5
1.5

A cinematic misadventure that truly lives up to the 'adventure' part in its title, albeit unintentionally. Kangaroo Jack strands its protagonists, played by O'Connell and Anderson, in the vast Australian outback after a kangaroo pilfers their ill-gotten gains.…

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Eleanor Vance
May 8, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

Kangaroo Jack arrives Down Under with a premise as daft as it sounds: two hapless New Yorkers lose mob money to a marsupial. Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson gamely play their parts, embodying a familiar buddy-comedy dynamic. The…

FAQs

Given its premise of a mob money chase and the likely comedic tone, Kangaroo Jack is generally positioned as a family-friendly comedy. While specific content ratings should always be checked, the film's focus on a somewhat absurd adventure with two central characters suggests it aims for a broad audience, avoiding overly mature or graphic content.