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Tropic Thunder

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82% Tomatometer 249 Reviews 71% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most-expensive war movie produced, but soon after filming begins, he and his co-stars, Oscar-winner Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), comic Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) and the rest of the crew, must become real soldiers when fighting breaks out in that part of the jungle.
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With biting satire, plenty of subversive humor, and an unforgettable turn by Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder is a triumphant late summer comedy.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator 01/27/2018
The bulk of this movie, alas, comes down to weak sketches held together by ridiculous action, vast explosions and more or less everything else it should be parodying. Go to Full Review
Glenn Kenny MUBI 12/13/2017
Given the incoherence of its satirical aspirations (the film does end with a suggestion that everyone involved still loves this business we call show), and finally too scattershot to really make it as parody, Tropic Thunder is best appreciated as a goof. Go to Full Review
Donald Clarke Irish Times 10/18/2008
The tension between what the film says and what the film does helps support one of a dozen (or so) layers of snarky, self-aware humour. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ 08/16/2023
4/5
Gleefully un-PC, Tropic is still one of the most hilarious Hollywood comedies of the 21st Century. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 02/15/2023
3.5/4
Rude and crude, Tropic Thunder displays minimal mercy toward its targets. Go to Full Review
Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 08/13/2021
Tropic Thunder certainly has flaws but at the end of the day, it is an over-the-top satire that shows everything that's wrong with Hollywood. Go to Full Review
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Randall S @RScherr 16h Couldn't be made today. Great movie. Very funny See more Michael D @RT54178660 5d A movie that took so many risks that could have left a lot of egg on a lot of faces. Hilarious and ridiculously self aware. See more Melven L @Melvenjdash Jul 10 This was really funny, but the villain kind of sucked See more john M @MooseTang Jul 10 Comedy classic at its finest backed by a star studded cast. Tropic Thunder has one of the greatest intros to a comedy movie. Combined complex issues and absurdity to produce a fantastic story and many memorable moments. This movie m-m-m-m-makes me happy. See more Joshua H @SnoopySoup11 Jul 9 Rating: 5.7/10 - Coming into this movie, I knew it was going to be a very dumb movie and I would have to take it with a grain of salt. The reason this movie is so low rated is due to the fact that a lot of the jokes just were not funny. I'm not someone who gets offended by jokes, so do not think because I said this movie wasn't funny I am offended. I did enjoy Tugg Speedman and Kirks performance and personality, the issue is that there just was not many funny moments. I did not enjoy or think there were any funny moments of Jeff. Comedy movies are hard for me to rate because I feel like I usually do not laugh at a lot of things and the plot lines are usually bad in these movies. With my humor being hard to hit, the feel good aspect of these movies have to carry. With that being said, Tugg and Kirk do have some feel good moments and are characters I enjoy, the ending isn't all that sad or feel good which hurts my personal rating of this film. See more Carter H @quality_finds Jul 8 So stupid, yet so funny in its own original way I would think to give this movie 2 stars for the quality of the movie and almost for the story But the reality is that this movie is a form of art in the sense of the feeling the picture creates The actors in the movie absolutely overshadowed the films low quality, most of all RDJ, Tom Cruise, and Jack Black This movie’s comedy aspect was well written and accomplishes a story that leaves you in a good mood I would love to give this movie more than 4 stars because of how much I liked the characters, but as much as I loved this movie it can’t match my standards I would recommend this movie as a humorous comedy, it’s definitely a funny movie with neat moments and phenomenal characters But 3.5 stars is a solid take because of the actors and the movies entertainment and original comedy See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most-expensive war movie produced, but soon after filming begins, he and his co-stars, Oscar-winner Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), comic Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) and the rest of the crew, must become real soldiers when fighting breaks out in that part of the jungle.
Director
Ben Stiller
Producer
Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld, Eric McLeod
Screenwriter
Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, Etan Cohen
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
DreamWorks SKG, Red Hour Films
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Drug Material|Sexual References|Violent Content)
Genre
Comedy, Action, Adventure, War, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 13, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 29, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$110.4M
Runtime
1h 47m