Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
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November 17, 2009An instant classic. An outragiously hilarious, offensive and absolutely brillaint comedy satire thats truly awsome. Gut-bustingly funny from start to finish. An incrediably fun movie that delivers all you can want from a comedy. A teriffic all-cast. Ben Stiller performs, writes a...( read more)
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October 26, 2009OMG, Walter, this is my 1000th review. Of all the great movies that could have dropped into this position, it has to be this piece of borat. I don't even think I can fake anything profound to say.
I guess I could just erase what I've written so far, wait for something better
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October 25, 2009Sure, the movie in a movie idea isn't entirely new, but hasn't been solved as consequently as here, from fake trailers by the movie characters to the whole script which is full of stabs at the mechanisms of the movie industry and pop culture. Some of the jokes (mostly the ones in...( read more)
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October 8, 2009Good film and a great laugh. A real gem of a movie where everyone of the cast is allowed to shine :)
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November 22, 2009I recently watched this after hearing the huge hype over it and thought it was mediocre. Yes, it did have some comedic moments, but the funniest part to me was the Satan's Alley preview.
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November 22, 2009There are so many original things and small gags throughout this to certify Ben Stiller as a genius
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November 17, 2009This was a great movie love Tom cruise's cameo and Matthew Mcconaughy.
Critic Reviews
October 1, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
September 19, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
The Hollywood comedy Tropic Thunder comes at us like a mad army cresting a hill, intent on audience massacre. My advice: shoot first and don't wait for the whites of their eyes. full review
August 18, 2008
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
After the dazzle of the early scenes, something droops and flags in Tropic Thunder. full review
August 13, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
There are some wildly funny scenes, a few leaden ones and others that are scattershot, with humorous satire undercut by over-the-top grisliness. Still, when it's funny, it's really funny. full review
August 13, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
Its behind-the-scenes humor sharpens our understanding about how movies exploit history. Stiller sketches comic idiocy so energetically it's almost disappointing when the film settles into a plot; yet... full review
August 13, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
At its best, Tropic Thunder skewers impotent directors, fascist producers, prima donna stars and classic scenes from the camo-fatigues genre. full review
August 13, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Tropic Thunder is ridiculous and deeply enjoyable, but it also flashes a mercilessly polished mirror at the "prestige" products that the movie business so glibly feeds us in order to reflect glory bac... full review
August 12, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laughing, as in fall down, split your sides, bust a gut, blow your mind. You get it all in Tropic Thunder, a knockout of a comedy that keeps you laughing co... full review
August 12, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It's the kind of summer comedy that rolls in, makes a lot of people laugh and rolls on to video. It's been a good summer for that. full review
August 11, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The Ben Stiller action-film parody Tropic Thunder is all over the map, but it's worth enduring the botched gags, formula plotting, and even the racism to marvel at the genius of Robert Downey Jr. full review
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March 10, 2009Props to agent2009 for suggesting that this movie is like Hamburger Hill. It's clear from one of the first lines Downey Jr. says: "it... ain't nothin but... a... thing"! Hilarious reference, speaks right away to the 'Nam movie lovers.
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November 7, 2008Ridiculous, think I love these types of comedies more & more. just ridiculously funny, Robert Downey Hilarious, Stiller amazing, Jack Black tied to the tree...de-toxing friggin hilarious wording... + Tom Cruise. OMG. almost died laughing. Kind of along the lines of Don't Mess With The Zohan...another ridiculous movie. Watch this one carefully you don't want to miss anything. Very Very Good. ;-) Enjoy.
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August 27, 2008This was an awesome movie. It was soo funny and I dont usually have much interest in these types of films now that Im a bit older now but this movie made me laugh for 10 min on just one scene. I will be buying this one when it comes out and I have not bought any new movies since little miss sunshine came out since I wait until they are a bit cheaper. Ben Stiller made an awesome and hilarious movie he is now one of my favourites, Tom Cruise was awesome and everyone was just so funny.
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August 20, 2008THE FAKE TRAILERS ALONE MADE THIS MOVIE AWESOME. IF ROBERT DOWNEY JR. WASNT IN THIS MOVIE IT WOULD OF SUCKED.JACK BLACKS CHARACTER I COULDNT GET INTO HE WAS KIND OF JUST THERE. DOWNEY AND CRUISE CHARACTERS WERE JUST GREAT I REALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS THE UNDERDOG GREAT MOVIE OF THE SUMMER AND IT DIDNT DISSAPOINT IM HOPING THEY DO A SEQUEL. THIS MOVIE MA MA MA MA MA MAKES ME HAPPY
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August 19, 2008good one! must watch! the only ben stiller movie to watch and after a long time
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August 15, 2008This movie was very very funny. I was expecting Jr's character to be funny, but he was HILARIOUS!! I mean, he didn't even have to say anything and I would just bust out laughing at his facial expressions, the way he walked, his "grunts" and phrases like "Pump yo' breaks". LOL! Ben Stiller was very funny too. I just wish the movie didn't have such gratuitous foul language and sexual references. It could have probably done without them. But, yeah this movie was funny as a very good parody.
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