The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats

No goats. No glory.

2009•1h 34m•6.0/10

ComedyWar

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(2K)

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.

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Production

Ruby Films, BBC Film, Smokehouse Pictures, Overture Films, UK Film Council, Mandate International

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

George Clooney

George Clooney

Lyn Cassady

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Bob Wilton

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Bill Django

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Larry Hooper

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Todd Nixon

Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang

Brigadier General Dean Hopgood

Waleed Zuaiter

Waleed Zuaiter

Mahmud Daash

Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Gus Lacey

Glenn Morshower

Glenn Morshower

Major General Holtz

Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

Scotty Mercer

Tim Griffin

Tim Griffin

Tim Kootz

Rebecca Mader

Rebecca Mader

Debora Wilton

Jacob Browne

Jacob Browne

Lieutenant Boone

Todd Lawson LaTourrette

Dave

Brad Grunberg

Brad Grunberg

Ron

Elsa Villafane

Gus' Mother

Fawad Siddiqui

Fawad Siddiqui

Kuwait Waiter

Samuel Ray Gates

Samuel Ray Gates

Journalist #1

McCaleb Burnett

McCaleb Burnett

Journalist #2

Robert Curtis Brown

Robert Curtis Brown

General Brown

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