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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.
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Character
Comic, ironic, cool and relentless.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
33 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Cartographers.
Where do you stand?
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“Does the irony keep it from meaning anything?”
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“Is Ben Stiller the best thing in Tropic Thunder?”
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“Is this Ben Stiller's best work?”
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A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
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Cast
- Ben StillerTugg Speedman
- Robert Downey Jr.Kirk Lazarus
- Jack BlackJeff Portnoy
- Jay BaruchelKevin Sandusky
- Brandon T. JacksonAlpa Chino
- Brandon Soo HooTran
- Matthew McConaugheyRick Peck
- Tom CruiseLes Grossman
- Nick NolteFour Leaf Tayback
- Danny McBrideCody
Crew
- Ben StillerDirector
- Ben StillerScreenplay
- Justin TherouxScreenplay
- Etan CohenScreenplay
- John TollDirector of Photography
- Theodore ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
- Greg HaydenEditor
- Stuart CornfeldProducer
- Eric McLeodProducer
- Ben StillerProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
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Both comic, relentless.
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Bob Roberts 199271% alikeBoth ironic, comic, cool.
Duck Soup 193370% alikeBoth comic, cool, ironic.
Raising Arizona 198770% alikeBoth comic.
Spitting Image 198476% alikeTelevision · Both comic, cool, ironic.
A Touch of Cloth 201271% alikeTelevision · Both comic, ironic, cool.
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