7.4 Score

2008 • 1h 47min • R • Action, Adventure, Comedy, War

Tropic Thunder

"Get Some."

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.

IMDb 7.1

RT 82%

MC 71

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Ben Stiller

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Ben Stiller

Justin Theroux

Etan Cohen

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Tugg Speedman

Robert Downey Jr.

Kirk Lazarus

Jack Black

Jeff Portnoy

Jay Baruchel

Kevin Sandusky

Brandon T. Jackson

Alpa Chino

Brandon Soo Hoo

Tran

Matthew McConaughey

Rick Peck

Tom Cruise

Les Grossman

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