Tropic Thunder
2008 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 6.7 · 77% critics
A group of pampered actors making an expensive war movie are pushed far beyond the safety of a film set. What begins as an attempt to save a troubled production turns into a chaotic jungle ordeal with real danger and oversized egos colliding.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-08-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (6,971 votes)
- Box office
- $195,702,963
- Budget
- $92,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy outrageous adult comedy with the bite of Team America: World Police or Deadpool; Not for you if crude jokes or deliberately offensive satire wear you down.
Pros: sharp industry satire; quotable performances; wild action comedy | Cons: crude offensive humor; hit-or-miss jokes; very loud chaos
Themes
- vietnam
- movie business
- satire
- parody
- jungle
- movie star
- southeast asia
- land mine
- shackles
- taunting
- duringcreditsstinger
- blackface
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2009 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ben Stiller
as Tugg Speedman
Robert Downey Jr.
as Kirk Lazarus
Jack Black
as Jeff Portnoy
Jay Baruchel
as Kevin Sandusky
Brandon T. Jackson
as Alpa Chino
Brandon Soo Hoo
as Tran
Matthew McConaughey
as Rick Peck
Tom Cruise
as Les Grossman
Nick Nolte
as Four Leaf Tayback
Danny McBride
as Cody
Directed by Ben Stiller