Where to Invade Next
Michael Moore tours foreign societies as a comic invader, arguing that America can borrow their most humane and progressive ideas.
Overview
A humorous exploration of global ideas that could transform America, delivered with Michael Moore's signature wit.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- satirical
- hopeful
- political discussion
- documentary night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an energetic and renewed expression of Moore’s progressive documentary strengths, while noting its unabashedly one-sided politics.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Michael Moore visits Italy, France, Germany, Norway, Tunisia, Iceland, and other countries as a self-styled invader, using each stop to introduce a policy lesson.
Moore stages his international visits as an invasion and playfully presents progressive policy arguments rather than using a detached observational style.
The film repeatedly places American assumptions beside foreign approaches to vacations, school meals, prisons, industry, gender equality, and governance.
Each national visit identifies a practice Moore believes the United States could adopt, giving the film an explicitly reform-oriented structure.
Films like Where to Invade Next, and why
Bowling for Columbine
political documentary shaped by an outspoken director-host, satirical humor, and progressive institutional critique
Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore’s confrontational political documentary style, populist argumentation, and comic direct address
Sicko
playful international travel structure used to examine social systems and challenge American assumptions
Capitalism: A Love Story
energetic issue documentary combining advocacy, humor, and criticism of American political institutions
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Moore
- Release Date
- 2015-12-23
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (551)
Cast
- Michael Moore
- Dr. Pasi Sahlberg
- Krista Kiuru
- Jón Gnarr
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Where to Invade Next about?
- Michael Moore tours foreign societies as a comic invader, arguing that America can borrow their most humane and progressive ideas.
- What is Where to Invade Next like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Where to Invade Next as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Where to Invade Next violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Where to Invade Next.
- What did critics think of Where to Invade Next?
- Critics generally found the film an energetic and renewed expression of Moore’s progressive documentary strengths, while noting its unabashedly one-sided politics.
- Which films are like Where to Invade Next?
- Films with a similar feel include Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story.
- How long is Where to Invade Next?
- Where to Invade Next runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Where to Invade Next?
- In United States, Where to Invade Next streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
