Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- sardonic
- irreverent
- provocative
- late night viewing
- angry movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a darkly comic and provocative cultural polemic whose revenge premise has appeal but becomes uneven and thin as its violence escalates.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frank targets people he sees as embodiments of cruelty, stupidity, and exploitative American pop culture.
Frank's job loss, illness, and disenfranchisement fuel a killing spree framed as a purge of society's most repellent figures.
Sixteen-year-old Roxy becomes Frank's accomplice because she shares his anger and sense of exclusion.
The targets and dialogue repeatedly turn contemporary American entertainment and public behavior into objects of satirical condemnation.
Films like God Bless America, and why
Falling Down
shares darkly comic social commentary, disaffected protagonists, and violent revenge fantasy
World's Greatest Dad
combines black comedy, abrasive cultural satire, and escalating criminal violence
Natural Born Killers
features transgressive humor, outsider rage, and a volatile partnership amid social alienation
Movie Details
- Director
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- Release Date
- 2012-05-11
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1100)
Cast
- Joel Murray
- Tara Lynne Barr
- Melinda Page Hamilton
- Mackenzie Brooke Smith
- Rich McDonald
- Maddie Hasson
- Larry Miller
- Dorie Barton
- Travis Wester
- Lauren Benz Phillips
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is God Bless America about?
- A terminally ill, unemployed man and a furious teenager embark on a violent, darkly comic purge of the people they blame for America's cultural decay.
- What is God Bless America like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of God Bless America as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is God Bless America violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in God Bless America as graphic.
- What did critics think of God Bless America?
- Critics broadly found the film a darkly comic and provocative cultural polemic whose revenge premise has appeal but becomes uneven and thin as its violence escalates.
- Which films are like God Bless America?
- Films with a similar feel include Falling Down, World's Greatest Dad, and Natural Born Killers.
- How long is God Bless America?
- God Bless America runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch God Bless America?
- In United States, God Bless America streams on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel.
