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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

It doesn't claim the paranormal powers are real. Ronson simply says some officials thought they might be -- and that if they were, we had to get there first. The movie is funny either way.

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Critic Damon Wise
rated 8

...a refreshingly different shot of male goofiness, aided by a first-rate and up-for-it cast.

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Critic Noel Murray
rated 6

...effectively satirizes the blinkered arrogance of military types and New Agers...

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Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 5

Historien er næsten for god til at være sand...

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Critic Lotta Zachrisson
rated 6

...en av de bisarraste historier man kan komma på att berätta. Det görs med galen Coen-humor och fantastiska karaktärer...

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Cast & Crew

Grant Heslov
Director
George Clooney
As Lyn Cassady
Glenn Morshower
As Major General Holtz
Stephen Root
As Gus Lacey
Kevin Spacey
As Larry Hooper
Jeff Bridges
As Bill Django
Stephen Lang
As Brigadier General Dean Hopgood

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The Men Who Stare at Goats is a comedy-drama film that follows a journalist, Bob Wilton, who uncovers a bizarre secret military unit that utilizes paranormal powers in their missions. The unit, known as the New Earth Army, is made up of soldiers who possess psychic abilities such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and the ability to kill goats by simply staring at them. The film stars George Clooney as Lyn Cassady, a charismatic and mysterious figure who claims to be a former member of the New Earth Army. Ewan McGregor plays Bob Wilton, a journalist who becomes embroiled in the strange world of psychic warfare. Jeff Bridges stars as Bill Django, the founder of the New Earth Army and a character based on Jim Channon, who spent two years investigating new age movements in the 1970s. The film explores themes of spirituality, consciousness expansion and warfare while showcasing its unique brand of humor through witty dialogue and absurd situations. It also features Kevin Spacey as Larry Hooper; Rebecca Mader as Dyan Fluellen; Robert Foxworth as General Hopkins Pseudonym: War Sage; Stephen Lang as General Scudder; David Jensen as Dole;">

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The Men Who Stare at Goats was released in theaters on November 5, 2009.