Jasper Jones

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

3.8K

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Toni Collette, Hugo Weaving, Dan Wyllie, Angourie Rice, Aaron L. McGrath, and Levi Miller in Jasper Jones (2017)

A coming of age story about Charlie Bucktin, a bookish boy of 14. On the night that Jasper Jones, the town's mixed race outcast shows him the dead body of young Laura Wishart, Charlie's life is changed forever. Entrusted with this secret and believing Jasper to be innocent, Charlie embarks on a dangerous journey to find the true killer. Set over the scorching summer holidays of 1965, Charlie defeats the local racists, faces the breakup of his parents and falls head over heels in love as he discovers what it means to be truly courageous.

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In the late '60s, two teenage boys join forces to solve a chilling mystery and navigate the prejudices and secrets of their small Australian town.In the late '60s, two teenage boys join forces to solve a chilling mystery and navigate the prejudices and secrets of their small Australian town.In the late '60s, two teenage boys join forces to solve a chilling mystery and navigate the prejudices and secrets of their small Australian town.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 15 nominations total

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Trivia
Jasper Jones is often considered an "Australian To Kill a Mockingbird" due to its prejudices on racism similar to those in Harper Lee's hit novel.

Goofs
Charlie must have a super power of fast healing. He got a scratch early in the movie that was attributed to a 'shaving cut'. However the cut was never seen again in the movie.

Quotes
Charlie Bucktin: Courage is resistance to fear, not absence of fear.

Connections
Featured in The Making of Jasper Jones (2017)

Soundtracks
Christmas In The Air
Written by Joe Halford
(© 1966 Halford Music Enterprises Pty. Ltd)
Performed by Jimmy Little
Licensed courtesy of Warner Music Australia Pty Limited

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Featured review

8/10

Moving and relevant

When a bookish teenager helps solve a mystery death to avoid his aboriginal friend being blamed, he digs deep to find the courage to sort out the mess of his family and friends' lives.

Set in a rural 1960s town, a young Levi Miller takes a worthy turn at a Mark Twain style hero who, sustained by a childhood wonder about important things like Batman's superpowers, is caught up in a tragedy which uncovers far more about the dark nature of people than any child should know. Toni Collete as a depressed mother and Hugo Weaving as a the town's recluse give the story emotional depth, and director Rachel Perkin brings out the simmering malevolence in an everyday setting.

Based on a contemporary novel, the casual racism and intolerance is particularly relevant to our times. Worth seeing for- Levi Miller & Hugo Weaving. 8/10