Where to Invade Next (2015)

To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.

Director:

Michael Moore

Writer:

Michael Moore

Stars:

Michael Moore, Johnny Fancelli, Christina Fancelli

3 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Moore	...	Himself
Johnny Fancelli	...	Himself
Christina Fancelli	...	Herself
Lorena Lardini	...	Herself
Luigi Lardini	...	Himself
Annarita Lardini	...	Herself
Claudio Domenicali	...	Himself
Salvatore Bernaducci	...	Himself
Valérie Rano	...	Herself
Krista Kiuru	...	Herself, Finnish Minister of Education
Pasi Majasaari	...	Himself, High School Principal
Anna Hart	...	Herself, First Grade Teacher
Leena Liusvaara	...	Herself, School Principal
Arttu Taipale	...	Himself, Finnish Student, year abroad in U.S.
Meghan Smith	...	Herself, teacher, U.S. Native

Storyline

To show what the USA can learn from rest of the world, director Michael Moore playfully visits various nations in Europe and Africa as a one-man "invader" to take their ideas and practices for America. Whether it is Italy with its generous vacation time allotments, France with its gourmet school lunches, Germany with its industrial policy, Norway and its prison system, Tunisia and its strongly progressive women's policy, or Iceland and its strong female presence in government and business among others, Michael Moore discovers there is much that American should emulate.

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Plot Keywords:

norway | tunisia | italy | france | germany | 

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Taglines:

Michael Moore's most dangerous comedy

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violent images, drug use and brief graphic nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Michael Moore Official Website Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian French German Norwegian Portuguese Arabic

Release Date:

25 February 2016 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Where to Invade Next

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$897,034, 14 February 2016

Gross USA:

$3,827,261

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,664,756

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dog Eat Dog Films, IMG Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Moore was hospitalized with life-threatening pneumonia the week the film opened and had to cancel all his publicity appearances.

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Goofs

After Moore's meeting with the President of Slovenia, Moore "accidentally" says Slovakia when he's interviewed. It can be inferred that this is a joke, similar to his earlier joke about a lot of Slovenian mail arriving in Slovakia.

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Quotes

Michael Moore: I am an American. I live in a great country, that was born in genocide and built on the backs of slaves.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, we see a woman scaling a flagpole and cutting down a Confederate Battle Flag, while we hear a pair of men (presumably some sort of law-enforcement officers) requesting that she stop. Accompanying that scene are the words of Moore's battle cry: "Hammer. Chisel. Down."

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Connections

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User Reviews

I'm A Grown Man And I Literally Cried!

We Americans have a lot to learn from other cultures. Most Americans think they are "the best" in the world - IN EVERYTHING - AND THAT'S UTTER NONSENSE! It's a form of social control used by various elites to keep the average American from knowing what is possible with the great wealth and power our country has accumulated. We have been brainwashed into taking crumbs and believing that's all we deserve from our society.

We are also deliberately kept ignorant about the rest of the world and how much better many countries treat their citizens - since our school systems pretend that most of the world outside of Mexico, Canada and a few large countries in Europe and Asia - simply doesn't exist. It outrageous. We are such fools!

I'm an extremely well-informed person and I didn't even know about half of what Michael Moore mentioned in his film! I can only imagine all the dunderheads out there who have never even heard the names of some of the countries mentioned in Where To Invade Next! Be curious about the rest of the world. It has a lot to teach us!