The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

6.2	Listal rating
6.3	IMDB rating

Directed by

Grant Heslov

Starring (View all)

Lyn Cassady

Bob Wilton

Bill Django

Larry Hooper

Brigadier General Dean Hopgood

Robert Patrick

Todd Nixon

Waleed Zuaiter

Mahmud Daash

Stephen Root

Gus Lacey

Written by

Peter Straughan

(screenplay)

Jon Ronson

(book)

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Delightfully energetic satire of the military

3 years, 3 months ago at Feb 8 21:50

PvtCaboose91

6 votes

"Now more than ever, we need the Jedi."

At the commencement of The Men Who Stare at Goats, a disclaimer reveals "More of this is true than you would believe". And this is very credible, because this tale of the U.S. Army's attempts to harness psychic powers to create super-soldiers is so bizarre is HAS to be true, in accordance with the "how could anyone make this up?" principle. Fu... read more

Not as good as I was expecting...

2 years, 8 months ago at Aug 27 19:08

SJMJ91

1 vote

The main attraction of this film for me was the cast! Well, I obviously knew that this wasn't going to be a tradition ultimate laugh-out-loud comedy so was going into The Men Who Stare At Goats with an open mind. I am afraid to say that it was a pretty chaotic film that would confuse its audiences. However, there were some moments of chuckles but none at all where you would laugh your head off. I ... read more

The Men Who Stare at Goats

3 years, 5 months ago at Dec 16 19:19

JxSxPx

1 vote

I don’t demand that all of my political satire be deep and thought-provoking, but I would like it if it contained some teeth. The Men Who Stare at Goats desperately needed some bite. It also needed to choose a tone and stick with it. It bounces along between fluffy comedy, flirts with darker and edgier tones and never quite grasps for what is hopes to achieve. But George Clooney, Jeff Bridges an... read more

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Description: A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic sold ... (more)

Release date : 6 November 2009

Comedy (18), War (13), 2009 (12), (7), 2000s (6), Based On Book (6), Military (5), Kidnapping (4), Iraq War (4), Dancing (4), LSD (4), Usa (4), Goat (4), Vietnam War (4), Adaptation (3), Flashback (3), Cold War (2), Death (2), 2000's (2), Airbag (1)

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" TV (RECORDED TO DVR) / New to me Date watched: 2nd April, 2013 Project: None Why?: Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor Director: Grant Heslov Thoughts: Nice Star Wars references. A mix of interesting bits with not so interesting bits. :s Watch again?: Not especially."