Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- anxious
- adult comedy night
- journalism film marathon
What critics said
Critics found Tina Fey and Martin Freeman engaging enough to sustain the film's comic war-journalism premise, but broadly faulted its glib predictability and limited perspective.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kim's reporting career is surrounded by dangerous assignments, press-corps competition, and comic institutional absurdity.
The western press corps' insulated Kabul social world increasingly reshapes Kim's identity and priorities.
Kim must decide how much danger she will accept to secure important stories and maintain her place among correspondents.
Kim and Tanya navigate Afghan and western newsroom cultures that repeatedly reduce female correspondents to sexualized distractions.
Films like Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, and why
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Shares a darkly comic, morally complicated look at journalists operating amid armed conflict and political absurdity.
A Private War
Combines war-zone journalism, personal dislocation, and an uneasy mixture of satire and serious drama.
The Year of Living Dangerously
Features an outsider navigating dangerous foreign reporting, with comic friction alongside escalating professional and ethical risk.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
- Release Date
- 2016-03-04
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1076)
Cast
- Tina Fey
- Margot Robbie
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Martin Freeman
- Josh Charles
- Alfred Molina
- Christopher Abbott
- Nicholas Braun
- Cherry Jones
- Sheila Vand
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Whiskey Tango Foxtrot about?
- A restless New York copywriter discovers that becoming a war correspondent in Afghanistan can be as intoxicating, absurd, and morally perilous as it is dangerous.
- What is Whiskey Tango Foxtrot like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Whiskey Tango Foxtrot violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as moderate.
- What did critics think of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
- Critics found Tina Fey and Martin Freeman engaging enough to sustain the film's comic war-journalism premise, but broadly faulted its glib predictability and limited perspective.
- Which films are like Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
- Films with a similar feel include The Men Who Stare at Goats, A Private War, and The Year of Living Dangerously.
- How long is Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
- In United States, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is available to rent or buy from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
