Tropic Thunder (2008)

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.

Genres: Action, Comedy, War

What to watch after Tropic Thunder

• Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
• The Pentagon Wars (1998)
• Planet Terror (2007) — Two steps away in the credits
• Zoolander (2001) — Ben Stiller directed both
• Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) — Same subject: vietnam
• Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006) — Jack Black appears in both