The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

R10/17/2009Comedy, War1h 34m
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No goats. No glory.

Overview

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    George Clooney

    Lyn Cassady

  2. Cast 1

    Ewan McGregor

    Bob Wilton

  3. Cast 1

    Jeff Bridges

    Bill Django

  4. Cast 1

    Kevin Spacey

    Larry Hooper

  5. Cast 1

    Robert Patrick

    Todd Nixon

  6. Cast 1

    Stephen Lang

    Brigadier General Dean Hopgood

  7. Cast 1

    Waleed Zuaiter

    Mahmud Daash

  8. Cast 1

    Stephen Root

    Gus Lacey

  9. Cast 1

    Glenn Morshower

    Major General Holtz

Considering the star power here (Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey) I can understand why people might feel somewhat disappointed when they watch it. I mean, the description even mentions the Coen brothers as a basis for comparison. With Jeff Bridges' role, it was difficult not to think of The Big Lebowski, but this film isn't of that caliber. Still, I thought it was entertaining most of the time. There were slow interludes that could have been removed to improve the pacing without harming the story. But if you understand that they aren't going for laugh out loud gags or one-liners, but ra...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$24,000,000.00

Revenue $68,729,358.00

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