Who was the director of the 2009 British-American war parody comedy film starring the actor who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for midlife crisis-themed drama "American Beauty"?
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 British-American war parody comedy film directed by Grant Heslov. It is a fictionalized version of Jon Ronson's 2004 book of an investigation into attempts by the U.S. military to employ psychic powers as a weapon. The film stars George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey, and was produced by Clooney's and Heslov's production company Smokehouse Pictures.
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Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Fowler, KBE (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s that culminated in his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller "The Usual Suspects" (1995), and an Academy Award for Best Actor for midlife crisis-themed drama "American Beauty" (1999).
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Taylor Hackford Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944) is an American film director and former president of the Directors Guild of America. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for "Teenage Father" (1979). Hackford went on to direct a number of highly regarded feature films, most notably "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982) and "Ray" (2004), the latter of which saw him nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture.
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All About Steve All About Steve is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Phil Traill that stars Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, and Bradley Cooper as the eponymous Steve. The film is the winner of two Golden Raspberry Awards and has a 7% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
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Disaster Movie Disaster Movie is a 2008 American comedy film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and stars Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Gary "G Thang" Johnson, Crista Flanagan, Ike Barinholtz, Carmen Electra, Tony Cox, and Kim Kardashian in her feature film acting debut.
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Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, filmmaker, and political activist. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama "Mystic River" (2003) and the biopic "Milk" (2008).
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Derek Waters Derek Matthew Waters (born July 30, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is the co-creator and host of the Comedy Central series "Drunk History".
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Trent Lewis Thomas Trent Lewis II (born 16 November 1979), known professionally as Trent Lewis, is an American actor.
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Max Martini Maximilian Carlo "Max" Martini (born December 11, 1969) is an American film, theater and television actor known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in "Saving Private Ryan", Wiley in "Level 9", First Sergeant Sid Wojo in "The Great Raid", and as Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt on the military television drama, "The Unit". He also starred in the film .
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The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone is a 2009 drama film. The film was directed by James Quattrochi and stars Tony Luke, Jr., Tony Danza, and William Forsythe.
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Eddie Murphy filmography Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician.
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Nathan Barnatt Nathan James Barnatt (born February 2, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, dancer, and filmmaker.
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21 and a Wake-Up 21 and Wake-Up is a 2009 American war film starring Amy Acker, Danica McKellar, Faye Dunaway, and was directed and written by producer, director, and writer Chris McIntyre.
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Julie &amp; Julia Julie & Julia is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her culinary career with the life of young New Yorker Julie Powell, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes in Child's cookbook in 365 days, a challenge she described on that made her a published author.
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It's Complicated (film) It's Complicated is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Nancy Meyers. It stars Meryl Streep as a successful bakery owner and single mother of three who starts a secret affair with her former husband, played by Alec Baldwin, ten years after their divorce – only to find herself drawn to another man: her architect Adam (portrayed by Steve Martin). The film also features supporting performances by Lake Bell, Hunter Parrish, Zoe Kazan, John Krasinski, Mary Kay Place, Robert Curtis Brown and Rita Wilson, among others.
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The Beauty Inside (2012 film) The Beauty Inside is a 2012 social film developed by Intel and Toshiba, Directed by Drake Doremus, written by Richard Greenberg, and starring Topher Grace, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Matthew Gray Gubler.
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Roberto Benigni Roberto Remigio Benigni, (] ; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He co-wrote, directed and acted in the 1997 film "Life Is Beautiful", which garnered him the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also portrayed Inspector Clouseau's son in "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993) and has collaborated with filmmaker Jim Jarmusch in three of his films: "Down by Law" (1986), "Night on Earth" (1991) and "Coffee and Cigarettes" (2003).
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Christopher Greenbury Christopher Greenbury, ACE (September 24, 1951 – January 4, 2007) was a British film editor with more than thirty film credits dating from 1979's "The Muppet Movie". With Tariq Anwar, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for "American Beauty" (1999), which he was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing. "American Beauty" is a serious drama, but in general Greenbury edited comedy films, including six directed by the Farrelly brothers commencing with 1994's "Dumb and Dumber".
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Shortkut Shortkut (also known as Short Kut: The Con Is On) is a 2009 Bollywood comedy film directed by Neeraj Vora and produced by Anil Kapoor under Anil Kapoor Films Company. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Arshad Warsi and Amrita Rao in lead roles. It released on 10 July 2009 worldwide to mostly negative reviews from critics.
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Role Models Role Models is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Wain and written by David Wain, Timothy Dowling, Paul Rudd and Ken Marino. It is about two energy drink salesmen who are ordered to perform 150 hours of community service as punishment for various offenses. For their service, the two men work at a program designed to pair kids with adult role models. The film stars Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Jane Lynch and Elizabeth Banks.
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The Soloist The Soloist is a 2009 British-American drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr.. It is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless. The screenplay by Susannah Grant is based on the book, "The Soloist" by Steve Lopez.
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Bradley Cooper Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor. He was one of the world's highest-paid actors for three years, and has been nominated for various accolades, including four Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Cooper appeared in "Forbes" Celebrity 100 on two occasions and "Time"'s list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2015.