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Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Steve Coogan, Nick Nolte, Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey |
Director |
Ben Stiller |
Screenplay | Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, Etan Cohen |
Music | Theodore Shapiro |
Cinematography | John Toll |
Editing | Greg Hayden |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2008 |
Produced by | Goldcrest Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Internationale Filmproduktion Stella-del-Sud Second, Red Hour Films, Road Rebel |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large | Scroll down for embedded trailer
Genre | Comedy |
Language | Strong |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Strongish |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Over-the-top satirical comedy with very strong language undercut by the comedy. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 10 | |
Die Burger Laetitia Pople | 10 | |
Cape Times Kenneth Turan | 10 | |
iAfrica.com Nils van der Linden | 10 | |
The Citizen Peter Feldman | 14 | |
24.com Ivan Sadler | 15 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert It’s the kind of summer comedy that rolls in, makes a lot of people laugh and rolls on to video. | 18 | |
eye Weekly Jason Anderson | 10 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli Tropic Thunder understands movies, understands the system in which they are created and, most of all, knows what it takes to make an audience roar with laughter. | 15 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laughing, as in fall down, split your sides, bust a gut, blow your mind. You get it all in Tropic Thunder, a knockout of a comedy that keeps you laughing constantly. It's also killer smart, lacing combustible action with explosive gags. | 18 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs The film earns a recommendation for adults who don't mind the profane and irreverent material. | 13 | |
Metacritic.com 38 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 169 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer With biting satire, plenty of subversive humor, and an unforgettable turn by Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder is a triumphant late Summer comedy. | 17 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 23782 Netizens Best comedy in years. | 16 | |
Average .. 68% | 14 |