Film2016112 min

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Name: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 2016
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Josh Charles

Taste attributes: comedydramawarjournalisticbiographytried & testedunsavouryrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"From the headlines to the front lines."

Boxlist takeGrounded and stirring: a morally murky war film. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 768 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker 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, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.

Synopsis: TMDB