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The Men Who Stare at Goats Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Feb. 15, 2010

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Release Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 Nationwide

Jeff Bridges, Rebecca Mader, George Clooney, Peter Straughan, Paul Lister, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Grant Heslov

R Comedy N/A

  • 3.5

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Plot

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Plot
Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (Academy Award winner George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of “Warrior Monks” with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program’s founder, Bill Django (Oscar® nominee Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him.

Intrigued by his new acquaintance’s far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to accompany him on the search. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper (two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey), the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django’s New Earth Army and Hooper’s personal militia of super soldiers. In order to survive this wild adventure, Bob will have to outwit an enemy he never thought possible.
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The film's writer Peter Straughan last wrote Conclave and The Goldfinch.

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George Clooney
Grant Heslov
Paul Lister

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for language, some drug content and brief nudity
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Language
English

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Key Facts

  • "The Men Who Stare at Goats" was inspired by Jon Ronson's non-fiction bestseller of the same name, an eye-opening and often hilarious exploration of the government's attempts to harness paranormal abilities to combat its enemies.

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Release Dates

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The Men Who Stare at Goats was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 6, 2009. in around 2,443 theaters There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Disney's A Christmas Carol, The Box and The Fourth Kind.



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  • Set the MPAA rating to R for language, some drug content and brief nudity

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