---
title: 'The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Grant Heslov'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-men-who-stare-at-goats-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234548/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

2009 · 93 min · Comedy, War · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 satirical black comedy war film directed by Grant Heslov and written by Peter Straughan. It is loosely based on the 2004 book by Jon Ronson, about an investigation into attempts by the U.S. military to employ psychic powers as a weapon. The film stars George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [George Clooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-clooney), [Grant Heslov](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-heslov)
- **Director:** [Grant Heslov](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-heslov)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Straughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-straughan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rolfe Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolfe-kent)
- **Editor:** [Tatiana S. Riegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatiana-s-riegel)

## Cast

- [Ewan McGregor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewan-mcgregor)
- [Sarah Belger](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-belger)
- [Kevin Spacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-spacey)
- [Stephen Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-lang)
- [Glenn Morshower](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-morshower)
- [George Clooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-clooney)
- [Nick Offerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-offerman)
- [Waleed Zuaiter](https://cinepixo.com/people/waleed-zuaiter)
- [Rebecca Mader](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-mader)
- [Stephen Root](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-root)
- [Hrach Titizian](https://cinepixo.com/people/hrach-titizian)
- [Timothy Griffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-griffin)
- [Jeff Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-bridges)
- [Anthony Shell](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-shell)
- [Robert Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-patrick)

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