In the Loop

For other uses, see In the Loop (disambiguation).

In the Loop
Official UK poster, showing some of the main cast (left to right: James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky, Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi and Steve Coogan).
Theatrical release poster
Directed byArmando Iannucci
Screenplay byJesse Armstrong
Simon Blackwell
Armando Iannucci
Tony Roche
Based onThe Thick of It
by Armando Iannucci
Produced byKevin Loader
Adam Tandy
StarringPeter Capaldi
Tom Hollander
Gina McKee
James Gandolfini
Chris Addison
CinematographyJamie Cairney
Edited byBilly Sneddon
Ant Boys
Music byAdem Ilhan
Production
companies
BBC Films
UK Film Council
Aramid Entertainment
Distributed byOptimum Releasing[1]
Release dates
  • 22 January 2009 (2009-01-22) (Sundance)
  • 17 April 2009 (2009-04-17) (United Kingdom)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£612,650
Box office$7.8 million[1]

In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is a spin-off from Iannucci's BBC Television series The Thick of It (2005–12), and satirises British-American politics, in particular the invasion of Iraq.[2] At the 82nd Academy Awards the film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

  1. ^ a b "In the Loop". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ^ Brooks, Xan (21 January 2009). "Iannucci's Iraq war satire lauded at Sundance". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2010.