Jobs Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 13, 2013

Jobs

Release Date: Friday, August 16, 2013 Theaters

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

Director: Joshua Michael Stern

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

PG-13 Biography N/A

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29% WILL SEE 71% WON'T SEE

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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.

Biography Drama

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Who stars in Jobs – Cast List

Ashton Kutcher
... Steve Jobs

New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day
Josh Gad
... Steve Wozniak

The Angry Birds Movie 3, Frozen
R
Ron Eldard
... Rod Holt (Apple Designer)

Roadie, Super 8
J
John Getz
... Paul Jobs

Brampton's Own
L
Lesley Ann Warren
... Clara Jobs

Love, Danielle, It Snows all the Time
James Woods
... Jack Dudman (Dean of Students)

Kung Fu Panda 2, White House Down
L
Lukas Haas
The Revenant, High Rollers
M
Matthew Modine
Protector, Oppenheimer
Dermot Mulroney
Night Patrol , Long Shadows
J.K. Simmons
The Account 2, Zootopia

Who is making Jobs – Crew List

A look at Jobs behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Joshua Michael Stern last helmed Swing Vote and Carnaval.

Director: Joshua Michael Stern
Screenwriter: Matt Whiteley
Producer: Mark Hulme

Studios: Open Road Films
Production Company: Five Star Feature Films
The Five Star Institute

Production – What we know about the Jobs

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.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2012

Completed

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

Oct 2012

Post-Production

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

May 2012

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.

Apr 2012

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

Jobs Trailers and Clips

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Jobs Release Date: When was the film released?

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