Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

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R 2008 · 107 min · ★ 6.7 (7K) · Action, Comedy, War

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.

Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Justin Theroux

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