Directed by Grant Heslov, The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) is a satirical war comedy inspired by real U.S. military experiments involving psychic research and unconventional warfare during and after the Cold War. Starring George Clooney and Ewan McGregor, the film follows a journalist who becomes entangled with an eccentric former member of a secret military unit claiming to use paranormal abilities in combat. Based on the book by Jon Ronson, the story combines absurd humor, military satire and conspiracy-flavored storytelling with themes of belief, manipulation and institutional madness. Från IMDB: A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Armys New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.