The Men Who Stare at Goats

Directed by: Grant Heslov
Produced by: Paul Lister, George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Written by: Jon Ronson (novel), Peter Straughan (screenplay)
Starring: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey
Genre: Comedy, War
Studio: Winchester Films, BBC Films, Smokehouse
Distributed by: Overture Films (USA), Momentum Pictures (UK)
Release date: November 6, 2009
Running time: 90 min
Country: United States
Language: English
Rated: R

Synopsis: The film follows a reporter, Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor), who stumbles into the story of a lifetime when he meets a special forces operator, Lyn Cassady (George Clooney). As they embark on a new mission, Lyn reveals his twenty-year involvement in this top secret, psychic military unit and shares details of their activities, each more bizarre than the last (including staring at goats in order to stop their hearts psychokinetically).