Men Who Stare at Goats

Men Who Stare at Goats is rated R: for language, some drug content and brief nudity.

Release Date: 6 November 2009

Because we only review G, PG, and PG-13 movies at Parent Previews we did not review this title. For your convenience, we have provided some brief information about the film’s synopsis and content.

Synopsis:

Lyn Cassady (George Clooney) claims he can kill a goat just by staring at it, and this ability has made him part of a secret unit of the US military. Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) isn’t sure he believes him, but whether the assertion is true or false the journalist in him can see the potential for a good story. So Bob asks to tag along on Lyn’s covert mission to locate another member of his elite psychic group.

Studio: Overture Films

Director: Grant Heslov

Cast: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges

Studio: 2009 Overture Films. Visit the official movie site.

Content Information:

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Violence:

- Brief portrayals of graphic violence.

- Portrayals of non-graphic violence.

- Infrequent weapons violence (some blood shown).

Sexual Content:

- Breast and buttock nudity seen in a non-sexual context.

- Mild sexual references and sexual slurs.

Language:

- Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context .

- Use of profanity, cursing and coarse language.

- Limited use of slurs

Drugs and Alcohol:

- Portrayal of use of illegal drugs and hallucinogens in a comic context.

- Depictions of smoking.

The Men Who Stare at Goats was inspired by Jon Ronson’s non-fiction book of the same name. Although this movie takes a comical look at the idea of using exceptionally gifted humans for war weapons, many fantasy films approached the same premise from a very serious angle, including The X-Men franchise (especially X-Men Origins: Wolverine), The Incredible Hulk and the drama Hearts in Atlantis.