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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, Metacritic 71/100. Scores higher than 91% of the 1,374 2000s action movies in this catalog. Streaming on Hulu and Paramount+.
Synopsis
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic71/100
7,180 audience votes
Key crew
- Theodore ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
- Etan CohenScreenplay
- Ben StillerScreenplay
- Ben StillerDirector
- Justin TherouxScreenplay
Cast
- Ben StillerTugg Speedman
- Robert Downey Jr.Kirk Lazarus
- Jack BlackJeff Portnoy
- Jay BaruchelKevin Sandusky
- Brandon T. JacksonAlpa Chino
- Brandon Soo HooTran
- Matthew McConaugheyRick Peck
- Tom CruiseLes Grossman
- Nick NolteFour Leaf Tayback
- Danny McBrideCody
- Steve CooganDamien Cockburn
- Bill HaderRob Slolom
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Themes
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