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Tropic Thunder

"Get Some."

2008

1h 47m

6.7(7070 votes)

Action

Comedy

War

Overview

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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DreamWorks Pictures

Red Hour

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Tugg Speedman

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Kirk Lazarus

Jack Black

Jack Black

Jeff Portnoy

Jay Baruchel

Jay Baruchel

Kevin Sandusky

Brandon T. Jackson

Brandon T. Jackson

Alpa Chino

Brandon Soo Hoo

Brandon Soo Hoo

Tran

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Rick Peck

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Les Grossman

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Four Leaf Tayback

Danny McBride

Danny McBride

Cody

Creative team

Directed by: Ben Stiller
Written by: Ben Stiller
Justin Theroux
Produced by: Stuart Cornfeld
Eric McLeod

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