In the Loop

Skewering international relationships and the peculiarities of American and British politics, this farce from England follows the unpredictable global chaos that ensues when a U.K. cabinet minister (Peter Capaldi) unwittingly contradicts the prime minister in matters of a speculative war─a verbal gaffe that sets the country into a nightmarish exercise of spin and doublespeak along with a dangerously hawkish Washington State Department. Biting satire co-stars Tom Hollander, Anna Chlumsky, and James Gandolfini. 106 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; theatrical trailer; deleted scenes; TV spot; featurette.