Tropic Thunder (2008)

Tropic Thunder rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 485K votes

Rotten Tomatoes82%

Metacritic71%

TMDb6.713/10· 7K votes

With 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 71/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Tropic Thunder

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.

Cast of Tropic Thunder

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  Ben Stiller

  as Tugg Speedman

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  Robert Downey Jr.

  as Kirk Lazarus

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  Jack Black

  as Jeff Portnoy

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  Jay Baruchel

  as Kevin Sandusky

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  Brandon T. Jackson

  as Alpa Chino

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  Brandon Soo Hoo

  as Tran

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  Matthew McConaughey

  as Rick Peck

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  Tom Cruise

  as Les Grossman

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  Nick Nolte

  as Four Leaf Tayback

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  Danny McBride

  as Cody

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  Steve Coogan

  as Damien Cockburn

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  Bill Hader

  as Rob Slolom

Tropic Thunder facts

Budget

$92M

Box office

$195.7M

Our take on Tropic Thunder

Ben Stiller's 2008 action-comedy skewers Hollywood by following a troupe of self-absorbed actors attempting the most expensive war film ever made. When ballooning costs force the studio to pull the plug, the frustrated director keeps shooting and marches his cast into the Southeast Asian jungle, where they blunder into real danger. The satire targets vanity, ego and the movie industry's excesses, mixing broad slapstick with sharp send-ups of actorly self-regard. It suits viewers who enjoy raucous, star-studded comedy that laughs hardest at its own kind, and who don't mind humour that pushes at the edges of taste. A brash showbiz spoof with plenty of energy.