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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.
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Character
Ironic, comic, cool and relentless.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
33 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Cartographers.
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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
Crew
- Ben StillerDirector
- Ben StillerScreenplay
- Justin TherouxScreenplay
- Etan CohenScreenplay
- John TollDirector of Photography
- Theodore ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
- Greg HaydenEditor
- Stuart CornfeldProducer
- Eric McLeodProducer
- Ben StillerProducer
Where to watch
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Life of Brian 197976% alikeBoth comic, ironic, cool.
Both comic, ironic, relentless.
Bob Roberts 199272% alikeBoth ironic, cool, comic.
Raising Arizona 198772% alikeBoth comic, cool.
Duck Soup 193370% alikeBoth comic, cool, ironic.
Erik the Viking 198968% alikeBoth comic, cool, ironic.
The Producers 196868% alikeBoth comic, ironic, cool.
Both comic, ironic, cool; this one is more contemporary.
Spitting Image 198478% alikeSeries · Both comic, cool, ironic.
A Touch of Cloth 201272% alikeSeries · Both ironic, comic, cool.
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