Overview
A satirical take on global politics and terrorism, where puppets take center stage in a chaotic world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- vulgar
- sardonic
- adult comedy night
- satirical movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film’s political parody, songs, visual production design, and technical puppet work clever and frequently hilarious, though its relentless offensiveness and uneven stretches divided opinion.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film recreates global locations, military assaults, explosions, costumes, and elaborate action staging with marionettes and one-third-scale production design.
The story ridicules both militaristic American intervention and Hollywood pacifist liberalism through Team America and the Film Actors Guild.
The film builds its comic identity around foul-mouthed dialogue, explicit puppet sexuality, bodily-fluid jokes, and intentionally offensive celebrity caricatures.
Gary Johnston's acting career, the Film Actors Guild, and the impersonation of numerous Hollywood figures make celebrity culture central to the political parody.
Films like Team America: World Police, and why
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
shares irreverent political satire, abrasive humor, and deliberately excessive action spectacle
Four Lions
shares foul-mouthed comedy, anti-establishment satire, and a chaotic campaign against terrorism
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
shares genre parody, broad physical comedy, and knowingly exaggerated international espionage
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Movie Details
- Director
- Trey Parker
- Release Date
- 2004-10-10
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (2127)
Cast
- Trey Parker
- Matt Stone
- Kristen Miller
- Chelsea Marguerite
- Masasa Moyo
- Daran Norris
- Fred Tatasciore
- Phil Hendrie
- Jeremy Shada
- Maurice LaMarche
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Team America: World Police about?
- A foul-mouthed marionette action musical sends an actor undercover with Team America while skewering terrorism, militarism, Hollywood activism, and celebrity culture.
- What is Team America: World Police like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Team America: World Police as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Team America: World Police violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Team America: World Police as graphic.
- What did critics think of Team America: World Police?
- Critics generally found the film’s political parody, songs, visual production design, and technical puppet work clever and frequently hilarious, though its relentless offensiveness and uneven stretches divided opinion.
- Which films are like Team America: World Police?
- Films with a similar feel include South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Four Lions, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
- How long is Team America: World Police?
- Team America: World Police runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Team America: World Police?
- In United States, Team America: World Police is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
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