The Men Who Stare at Goats
No goats. No glory.
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.
Comedy
War
6.0
2372 reviewsRuntime: 94 min.
Budget: $24,000,000
Revenue: $68,729,358
Release Date: 2009-10-17
Director(s): Grant Heslov
Production: Ruby Films, BBC Film, Smokehouse Pictures, Overture Films, UK Film Council, Mandate International
Languages: English
IMDB: tt1234548
Where to Watch
Stream: 
fuboTV
Starz Apple TV Channel
Starz Roku Premium Channel
Starz
Curiosity Stream
Philo
Starz Amazon Channel
CuriosityStream Apple TV Channel
MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
CuriosityStream Amazon Channel
fuboTVStarz Apple TV ChannelStarz Roku Premium ChannelStarzCuriosity StreamPhiloStarz Amazon ChannelCuriosityStream Apple TV ChannelMovieSphere+ Amazon ChannelCuriosityStream Amazon ChannelRent: 
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At HomeBuy: Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At Home
Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At HomeData from JustWatch
Trailers
Cast
More Like This
Recommendations
Reviews
Peter McGinn★ 7/104/5/2020
Considering the star power here (Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey) I can understand why people might feel somewhat disappointed when they watch it. I mean, the description even mentions the Coen brothers as a basis for comparison. With Jeff Bridges' role, it was difficult not to think of The Big Lebowski, but this film isn't of that caliber. Still, I thought it was entertaining most of the time. There were slow interludes that could have been removed to improve the pacing without harming the story. But if you understand that they aren't going for laugh out loud gags or one-liners, but rather they work for their punch lines or leave you to figure out where the joke is, maybe you can appreciate it more. I will say that the plot seemed a bit disjointed to me. The flashbacks weren't confusing, but in a slower paced film like this one, I think they were sometimes more of a distraction than plot-enhancers. The ending also had an air of an anticlimax to it, like - oh, okay. I guess it fit the laid back mood of the rest of the movie, but they might have done more with it. Still, I liked it. Enough said.