Film200994 min

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Name: The Men Who Stare at Goats
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 2009
Duration: 94 min
Cast: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick

Taste attributes: comedywarespionagefasttried & testedunsavourylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

See which match your taste

"No goats. No glory."

Boxlist takeAn expansive, familiar war film, otherwise balanced. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 1,734 votes

Your matchTake the taste test to see your match

Where to watch

Streaming data: JustWatch

StrongsampleWhy this match?Show

What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for The Men Who Stare at Goats.

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB