The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 satirical war comedy directed by Grant Heslov, loosely based on the 2004 book by Jon Ronson about U.S. military attempts to employ psychic powers as a weapon. The film stars George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey, following a reporter who stumbles onto the story of a former secret U.S. military psychic soldier reactivated post-9/11.