Watch Divorcing Jack (1998) Free Online

Release Date: 1998

Cast: Bronagh Gallagher, Kitty Aldridge, Laura Fraser, David Thewlis, Robert Lindsay, Richard Gant, Jason Isaacs, Rachel Griffiths

Categories: Movies, Romantic comedy, Indie, Comedy Thriller, Comedy, Black comedy, Romance Film

Divorcing Jack is a 1998 satirical black comedy. The plot is set around the Northern Irish reporter Dan Starkey who gets entangled into a web of political intrigue and Irish sectarian violence, at the same time as Northern Ireland is set to elect a new Prime Minister. Writer Colin Bateman adapted his own book as the screenplay. At the beginning of the film, Northern Irish columnist Dan Starkey (David Thewlis) and American journalist Charles Parker (Richard Gant) are sent out to cover the upcoming elections, in which the charismatic, former victim of the war, Michael Brinn (Robert Lindsay)... MORE

Divorcing Jack is a 1998 satirical black comedy. The plot is set around the Northern Irish reporter Dan Starkey who gets entangled into a web of political intrigue and Irish sectarian violence, at the same time as Northern Ireland is set to elect a new Prime Minister. Writer Colin Bateman adapted his own book as the screenplay. At the beginning of the film, Northern Irish columnist Dan Starkey (David Thewlis) and American journalist Charles Parker (Richard Gant) are sent out to cover the upcoming elections, in which the charismatic, former victim of the war, Michael Brinn (Robert Lindsay) seems the obvious winner, campaigning on a platform of disarmament and peace between the warring factions in Northern Ireland. Starkey, however, is not impressed with Brinn's promises, believing he has heard it from politicians before. Before this, however, Starkey is caught cheating on his wife Patricia (Laine Megaw) with a young art student named Margaret (Laura Fraser). Patricia goes to her parents' house to get some time away, while Starkey keeps seeing Margaret. While at Margaret's, Starkey receives a tape of classic composers from her. He also makes the startling discovery that Margaret's LESS