The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Men Who Stare at Goats
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2009
1h 34m
6.0(2327 votes)
Comedy
War

Overview

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 Companies

BBC Film
Smokehouse Pictures
Overture Films
UK Film Council

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

George Clooney

Lyn Cassady

George Clooney
Acting

Ewan McGregor

Bob Wilton

Ewan McGregor
Acting

Jeff Bridges

Bill Django

Jeff Bridges
Acting

Kevin Spacey

Larry Hooper

Kevin Spacey
Acting

Robert Patrick

Todd Nixon

Robert Patrick
Acting

Stephen Lang

Brigadier General Dean Hopgood

Stephen Lang
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Waleed Zuaiter

Mahmud Daash

Waleed Zuaiter
Acting

Stephen Root

Gus Lacey

Stephen Root
Acting

Glenn Morshower

Major General Holtz

Glenn Morshower
Acting

Nick Offerman

Scotty Mercer

Nick Offerman
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Tim Griffin

Tim Kootz

Tim Griffin
Acting

Rebecca Mader

Debora Wilton

Rebecca Mader
Acting

Jacob Browne

Lieutenant Boone

Jacob Browne
Acting

Todd Lawson LaTourrette

Dave

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Brad Grunberg

Ron

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Elsa Villafane

Gus' Mother

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Fawad Siddiqui

Kuwait Waiter

Fawad Siddiqui
Acting

Samuel Ray Gates

Journalist #1

Samuel Ray Gates
Acting

McCaleb Burnett

Journalist #2

McCaleb Burnett
Acting

Robert Curtis Brown

General Brown

Robert Curtis Brown
Acting

Hrach Titizian

Kidnapper #1

Hrach Titizian
Acting

Shafik N. Bahou

Kidnapper #2

Shafik N. Bahou
Acting

Christopher Maher

Iraqi Driver

Christopher Maher
Acting

Matt Newton

Chris - Viet Nam Pvt.

Matt Newton
Acting

Kevin Wiggins

Major General Jack Gillian

Kevin Wiggins
Acting

JJ Raschel

Clifford Hickox

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Arron Shiver

Norm Pendleton

Arron Shiver
Acting

Jaime Margarida

Major General Pendleton

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William Sterchi

Bob's Editor

William Sterchi
Acting

Drew Seltzer

Technician

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Acting

Donn Lamkin

Lyn's Father

Donn Lamkin
Acting

Sean Curley

Lyn (12 years old)

Sean Curley
Acting

Michael-David Aragon

Insurgent

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Morse Bicknell

Ben Echmeyer

Morse Bicknell
Acting

Kevin Geer

CIA Agent

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Crew

Chick Bernhard

Krom - SUV

Chick Bernhard
Acting

Steve Witting

PSIC Worker #1

Steve Witting
Acting

Diego Serrano

Krom - Chilean

Diego Serrano

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