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In the Loop
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NR,1hr 42min
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July 24, 2009
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IFC
Synopsis: The run-up to war makes for curious rivalries and uneasy alliances in this political satire from director and co-screenwriter Armando Iannucci. Simon Foster (Tom Hollander) is a minor minister of international development with the British government who, in the midst of a radio interview, casually tells a reporter "war is unforeseeable." However, the prime minister is being pressured to commit British troops to support American forces in the Middle East, and communications director Malcolm Tucker ... Full Synopsis
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The chattering smarty-pants who ran the U.S. government on "The West Wing" are slow talkers compared with the motormouthed and hilariously imperfect power elite in the brainy British comedy In the Loop. Full Review
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83
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
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Tom Hollander in "In the Loop" (IFC Films)
Peter Capaldi, left, and Chris Addison in "In the Loop" (IFC Films)
Mimi Kennedy, left, and James Gandolfini in "In the Loop" (IFC Films)
Steve Coogan, left, in "In the Loop" (IFC Films)
Peter Capaldi in "In the Loop" (IFC Films)
Anna Chlumsky in "In the Loop" (IFC Films)
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