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Ishtar

1987·1h 47m·PG-13
AdventureThrillerActionMusicComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 4.8/10
12,824 votes
Metascore
51
Metacritic

Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the C.I.A., the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.

Ishtar is a 1987 adventure thriller movie directed by Elaine May, starring Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Warren Beatty. It holds an IMDb rating of 4.8/10 from 12,824 votes and runs 1h 47m.

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Director
Elaine May
Stars
Dustin Hoffman
Isabelle Adjani
Warren Beatty
Charles Grodin
Creators
Elaine May
Details
1987-05-15
107 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English
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