8.3 Score

2009 • 1h 46min • Not Rated • Comedy

In the Loop

"The fate of the world is on the line."

The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.

IMDb 7.4

RT 94%

MC 83

Director

Armando Iannucci

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Armando Iannucci

Jesse Armstrong

Simon Blackwell

Composer

Adem Ilhan

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Peter Capaldi

Malcolm Tucker

Tom Hollander

Simon Foster

Gina McKee

Judy Molloy

James Gandolfini

Lt Gen. George Miller

Chris Addison

Toby Wright

Anna Chlumsky

Liza Weld

Paul Higgins

Jamie McDonald

Mimi Kennedy

Karen Clarke

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