Movie · Comedy

An idiotic white man leaves his black foster family to go on a journey of self-discovery. Out on the road, he stumbles into good fortune and falls in love.

1979 · 1h 33m
  • 82%
Director Carl Reiner

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The Jerk

Comedy

An idiotic white man leaves his black foster family to go on a journey of self-discovery. Out on the road, he stumbles into good fortune and falls in love.

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Average 7
Reviews 45
Fresh 37
Rotten 8

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1979
Run Time
1 hr 33 min
Rated
PG Coarse language
Content Advisories
Coarse language
Region of Origin
United States
© 1979 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.