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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

  • 2016
  • R
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
54K
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Tina Fey in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
Based on the Kim Barker's memoir, Tina Fey plays a journalist reporting from war-town Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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BiographyComedyDrama

A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.

  • Directors
    • Glenn Ficarra
    • John Requa
  • Writers
    • Robert Carlock
    • Kim Barker
  • Stars
    • Tina Fey
    • Margot Robbie
    • Martin Freeman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    54K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Glenn Ficarra
      • John Requa
    • Writers
      • Robert Carlock
      • Kim Barker
    • Stars
      • Tina Fey
      • Margot Robbie
      • Martin Freeman
    • 156User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Tina Fey, Nicholas Braun, and Christopher Abbott in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
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    Tina Fey
    Tina Fey
    • Kim Baker
    Margot Robbie
    Margot Robbie
    • Tanya Vanderpoel
    Martin Freeman
    Martin Freeman
    • Iain MacKelpie
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Ali Massoud Sadiq
    Christopher Abbott
    Christopher Abbott
    • Fahim Ahmadzai
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • General Hollanek
    Nicholas Braun
    Nicholas Braun
    • Tall Brian
    Stephen Peacocke
    Stephen Peacocke
    • Nic
    Sheila Vand
    Sheila Vand
    • Shakira Khar
    Evan Jonigkeit
    Evan Jonigkeit
    • Specialist Coughlin
    Fahim Anwar
    Fahim Anwar
    • Jaweed
    Josh Charles
    Josh Charles
    • Chris
    Cherry Jones
    Cherry Jones
    • Geri Taub
    Scott Takeda
    Scott Takeda
    • Ed Faber
    Eli Goodman
    Eli Goodman
    • Tucker Wang
    Soledad O'Brien
    Soledad O'Brien
    • Soledad O'Brien
    Thomas Kretschmann
    Thomas Kretschmann
    • Airplane Passenger
    Demosthenes Chrysan
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    • Directors
      • Glenn Ficarra
      • John Requa
    • Writers
      • Robert Carlock
      • Kim Barker
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    • Trivia
      "Opening your mouth when getting mortared" means to keep ones mouth open in the event of a bomb, grenade or other explosion. Explosions create waves of increased pressure, followed by negative pressure, which can be extremely damaging to ears and internal organs. Keeping ones mouth open is said to equalize pressure, therefore reducing internal damage.
    • Goofs
      During the early parts of her interviews with the Marines in the field, several Marines identify themselves by their rank. Several state a rank different than the rank indicated on their uniform.
    • Quotes

      Specialist Coughlin: You embrace the suck and move the fuck forward.

    • Connections
      Featured in Roeper's Reviews: Richard Roeper's Top 16 Films for 2016 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by DJ Muggs (as Larry Muggerud), Erik Schrody, Kal Mann & Dave Appell (as David Appell)

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    User reviews156

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    8/10
    Strong Satirical look at the Afghanistan conflict
    One of the reasons that I write reviews of movies is that I hope to turn people on to good movies that might otherwise fly under their radar.

    Such is my hope with Tina Fey's latest film WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT - a satirical view of the conflict in Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of a novice International reporter (Fey). What starts out as a funny and corny "fish out of water" movie, slowly morphs into a more serious film about the addictive nature of constantly being in a warzone situation.

    Fey is perfectly cast as the central character - war correspondent Kim Baker - who heads to an overseas assignment in Afghanistan to escape a rather humdrum life. I was a little nervous, at first, as all the funny parts that were in the trailer were in the first 1/2 hour of this film - and Fey handles those with aplomb. She is a gifted comedienne, so these scenes looked effortless for her. It is her transition to a more serious reporter, addicted to the adrenaline of her job that Fey really shines. I was impressed with her serious work in THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU and was anxious when it looked like her career regressed with last December's SISTERS, but I'm happy to say she continues to grow as an actress and she is strong in this part.

    But, this movie is more than just Fey. She has a very strong supporting cast around her - Martin Freeman as an Irish photographer, Margot Robbie (who continues to grow as an actress) as a friend/journalist competitor to Fey, Alfred Molina as an Afghanistan politician and newcomer (at least to me) Christoper Abbott as Fey's interpreter - they all bring something interesting to the table that helps this movie along.

    Special mention should be made of Billy Bob Thornton's General Hollander - the US Commander in the region. While he does not have many scenes in the movie, he brings a presence that is heads and shoulders above everyone else when he is on screen. This fits well in this movie, for the Commanding General in that region should be heads and shoulders above the rest. He also gave me the best laugh in this movie (a joke I will not spoil here).

    This movie is much, much more than a simple rom-com or military comedy, it is a Comedy/Drama that brings quite a bit of heart to it. I would strongly encourage you to seek this one out, you'll be glad you did.

    8 (out of 10) stars and you can take that to Bank (of Marquis)
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    • Mar 8, 2016

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Pashtu
      • Dari
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Taliban Shuffle
    • Filming locations
      • New Delhi Railway Station, Paharganj, Central Delhi, Delhi, India(Kabul, Afghanistan - Airport)
    • Production companies
      • Broadway Video
      • Little Stranger
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,083,334
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,450,275
      • Mar 6, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,972,139
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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