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Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

6.7/ 10

TMDB Rating

6,857

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2008

Release Year

107 min

Runtime

Action
Comedy
Adventure
War

Overview

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.

Keywords

vietnam
movie business
satire
parody
jungle
movie star
southeast asia
land mine
shackles
taunting
duringcreditsstinger
blackface
method acting
playful
provocative
critical
amused
audacious
bold
exuberant
inflammatory
sardonic

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Reviews(2)

7.5avg rating
JPV852

JPV852

February 20, 2022

8
8/10

Still as funny as the first time I saw this, probably way back in 2008. Good send-up on war movies and just great comedic performances all around, but especially Robert Downey Jr. **3.75/5**

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

September 18, 2025

7
7/10

This pretty much takes a swipe at the whole cinema experience starting with the exuberant trails that make every film look like a potential award winning extravaganza through to the main feature - a parody that clashes “Platoon” (1986) with “Predator” (1987) and adds a mix of “Good Morning, Vietnam!

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