Loosely adapted from a nonfiction book by Jon Ronson, Grant Heslov's directorial debut The Men Who Stare at Goats begins as heartbroken reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) heads off to imbed himself with troops as the Iraq War starts, but Wilton can't get himself into the country until he chances upon Lyn Cassady (George Clooney). It turns out Lyn spent decades as part of the New Earth Army -- a platoon of men, led by Bill Django (Jeff Bridges), who lived a new-age lifestyle in an attempt to cultivate extrasensory perception that would allow the U.S. army to win wars nonviolently. Bill now has a secret mission in Iraq, and allows Bob to come along. As the duo gets into a series of misadventures, Lyn shares with Bob the colorful history of the New Earth Army and chronicles the nefarious machinations of Larry Hooper (Kevin Spacey), whose jealousy of Lyn's remarkable skill brought an end to the group. Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Genre: Comedy
- Category Political Satire, Military Comedy, War Drama
- Theme: Military Life, Behind Enemy Lines, Psychic Abilities, Members of the Press
- Studio: Starz/Anchor Bay
- Run Time: 01 hr 34 min
- Language: English
- Subtitle Language: Spanish, English
- Release Date: March 23, 2010
- Lead Actor: Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Lang, George Clooney
- Supporting Actor: Terry Serpico, Morse Bicknell, Michael David Aragon, Sean Curley, Donn Lamkin, Drew Seltzer, Christopher Maher, Shafik N. Bahou, Hrach Titizian, Robert Curtis-Brown, Minh Tu Van, Matt Newton, Sean Phillips, McCaleb Burnett, Fawad Masood Siddiqui, Elsa Villafane, Brad Grunberg, Todd Latourrette, Jacob Browne, Rebecca Mader, Tim Griffin, Nick Offerman, Glenn Morshower, Stephen Root, Waleed F. Zuaiter, Robert Patrick, Wiley M. Pickett, Diego Serrano, Regi Huc, Kevin Geer, Kevin Wiggins, J.J. Raschel, Aaron Shiver, Jaime Margarida, Samuel Gates, Steve Witting, William Sterchi, Christopher Robinson, Edward Holley, Hunter Bell
- Director: Grant Heslov
