Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Based the memoir, and thus real events, about a reporter who felt the need for something more in her life. So in 2002, she took an assignment in Pakistan and Afghanistan, during the early days of the US invasion of the middle East. There, in the midst of chaos, she finds the strength she never knew she had. Note this is an adult war comedy.

112 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Comedy, War.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbot, Blly Bob Thornton, Nicholas Braun
Director
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
ScreenplayRobert Carlock, from the book by Kim Barker
MusicNick Urata
CinematographyXavier Grobet
EditingJan Kovac
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Datasat
Made in2016
Produced byBroadway Video, Little Stranger, Paramount Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreWar comedy
LanguageStrong impact and frequent
NudityLow impact and very brief (male buttocks)
SexNone
ViolenceModerate impact and fairly frequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
4
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
5
Smoking
3
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
4
Tense Family Scenes
0
Music (Scary/Tense)
1
Music (Inappropriate)
2
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
16 +
Positive messages
1
Positive role models
1
Violence
4
Sex
3
Language
5
Consumerism
2
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconFey drops laughs, opts for adrenalin in Afghanistan.
10
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote iconJy lag, maar die ongemak by sit.
10
Cape Times
Todd McCarthy quote iconHumour on the frontlines.
5
ScreenIt
Jim Judy quote iconThere's a lot at play in the film, but I just didn't find the various elements and tones mixing together into a stellar whole. It's easy enough to watch, but after this and the earlier Bill Murray flick (that bombed horribly), perhaps it's time to stop trying to place so many genres into an Afghan setting and instead stick with just one.
10
Metacritic.com
44 critics
11
Rottentomatoes critics
154 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon While WTF is far from FUBAR, Tina Fey and Martin Freeman are just barely enough to overcome the picture's glib predictability and limited worldview.
13
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
12
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconCompelling but uneven dramedy has swearing, drinking, more.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
31 users
14
Rottentomatoes users
16169 users
13
Internet
3277 Netizens quote iconA Great Film, But The Sexual Content And The Bad Language Are Unnecessary!
14

Average .. 56%

11

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