The Men Who Stare at Goats fingerprintFunny, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Emotionally reserved
Some absurdist humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, fantasy, and society
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Men Who Stare at Goats is calm and low-intensity.
Some absurdist humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor and satire.
Everyday modern life, fantasy, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, fantasy, and society.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 51%, and Metacritic 54). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and violence.
1 h 34 min
The Men Who Stare at Goats runs 1 h 34 min.
Yes. Critics average 53 and audiences 54 out of 100, so both groups see The Men Who Stare at Goats much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $24 million to make and earned $69 million worldwide, 2.9 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+37GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Men Who Stare at Goats in 51 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 83 storytelling tropes for The Men Who Stare at Goats, including Driven to Suicide, Kick the Dog, Historical In-Joke.
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