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Last modified: Oct. 13, 2013

Jobs

Release Date: Friday, August 16, 2013 Theaters

Director: Joshua Michael Stern

Starring: Ashton Kutcher Josh Gad Ron Eldard John Getz Lesley Ann Warren

Chronicles the story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout to one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

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Chronicles the story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout to one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Titled jOBS, the biopic stars Ashton Kutcher as the iconic Silicon Valley visionary, and will shed new light on Steve Jobs' most defining and personal moments, motivations, and the people that drove him. The film covers Jobs from his early years as an impressionable youth and wayward hippie, through his initial successes and infamous ousting, to his storybook return and ultimate triumphs as a man who set out to change the world and did just that.
Cited as official plot version from thejobsmovie.com
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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Joshua Michael Stern last directed Swing Vote and Carnaval.

Screenwriter
Producer
Mark Hulme

Production Details

What we know about the Jobs movie production.

Key Facts

  • April 19 is the 37th anniversary of the founding of Apple Computer.
  • jOBS will premiere as the closing night film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The filmmakers were granted unprecedented access during shooting to the historic garage in Palo Alto, that served as the birthplace to Apple Inc.
  • Based on the true story. Screenwriter Matt Whiteley, while penning the script, utilized a team of expert researchers based on months of exhaustive research and interviews with Steve Jobs' friends, colleagues, and mentors to develop the picture of Jobs' life.

Production Updates for Jobs

Completed

Changed Jobs movie production status. To premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival (out of competition).

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. Wrapped production in July.

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Principal photography begins in June. Will film early scenes in the actual Los Altos home where Jobs grew up and in the historic garage where he and Steve Wozniak founded Apple.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Set to begin principal photography in May while Kutcher is on hiatus from the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some drug content and brief strong language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Get inspired.
Also known as
Steve Jobs Movie, The jOBS Movie, Jobs: Get Inspired, jOBS

Language
English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Jobs was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 16, 2013. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Paranoia, Kick-Ass 2 and Lee Daniels' The Butler.

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  • 2013-11-26 Blu-ray
  • 2013-11-26 DVD
  • 2014-01-00 DVD

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