Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

68%

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211 Reviews

54%

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10,000+ Ratings

In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker (Tina Fey) decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel (Margot Robbie), a fellow journalist who takes the shellshocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.

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Critics Consensus

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.

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

WTF also describes my reaction to the way the film swings between comedy and warfare. That said, the film grows on you...

Sep 6, 2022

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Stephanie Abraham

Bitch Media

This Orientalist storyline is not only problematic and unoriginal, it's also dangerous.

Feb 10, 2021

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

If Whiskey Tango Foxtrot isn't as incisive or as penetrating as it potentially could have been, for a major studio satirical look at the war in Afghanistan there's still plenty of food for thought here.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 15, 2016

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Although the film itself is undecided about whether it wants to be a comedy, a romance, or a wartime satire, Fey remains charming as ever and washes over the material's inconsistent approach.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 18, 2022

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Nikki Baughan

AWFJ.org

Fey is a masterful comedic performer...

Sep 29, 2021

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

This wealthy comic layer, not by any means individually untalented or insensitive in every case, has been schooled in complacency and self-satisfaction.

Feb 26, 2021

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Laurie C Sometimes you just have to laugh, even in the middle of the dark stuff. Don’t know how I missed this until know. The last scene with the seriously injured marine, who came back and worked through it and explains his thoughts on the whole situation, is quite uplifting. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Savannah G I enjoyed this. Having the comedy touch on a serious time and profession was nice. It drew light on how journalism felt during that time and gave respect to what was happening at the beginning of the war in the Middle East. It's cool to see Tina in a more severe part, but she also has the flexibility to bring her humor to it. - Also, it was cool to see Margo at the beginning of her career. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Marcus T While I think this movie was well done, I couldn't finish it. I watched a little over half. Going in I was thinking this was a comedy or had satirical elements. It struck me as a realistic portrayal of life in a chaotic war zone. Nothing comical about that. The characters cope by engaging in heavy substance use and casual sex. It was like sharing their time in hell. I didn't care to accompany them to the end. Not my idea of an entertaining movie. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Kandy A The actors were very good, the story line was weak. A confusing mess of a movie. Overall a waste of time. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/10/24 Full Review Dave C A totally pointless, meandering tale of a nondescript journalist doing her bit to report the news from Afghanistan… there's no intrigue, suspense, sense of danger, or a feeling of any substantial action Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/14/24 Full Review peter S It is all in the name. WTF? The movie that cannot decide if it's tragic, funny or ridiculous. It's definitely ridiculous. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Glenn Ficarra Director John Requa Director Tina Fey Kim Barker Margot Robbie Tanya Vanderpoel Martin Freeman Iain MacKelpie Alfred Molina Ali Massoud Sadiq

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