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Bill Goodykoontz
It's fantastic stuff, so over-the-top, so scabrous, so bitterly brilliant that you have to assume that, on some level, it rings true.
Kirk Honeycutt
Painfully funny satire of British and American bureaucrats in the days leading up to the Iraq War.
Peter Howell
The film, while often very funny, is so relentlessly savage it could destroy whatever shred of respect you may still retain for politicians and that flogged horse called democracy.
Rick Groen
The brainchild of British director Armando Iannucci, it takes on the politicians at their own dirty game, daring to fictionally embellish the tawdry facts, to out-spin the spin doctors.
J. R. Jones
This enormously witty satire follows a British diplomatic staff as they fly to Washington to confer with their U.S. counterparts, who are secretly ginning up an invasion of the Middle East.
Rene Rodriguez
This is the funniest movie of the summer.
Critic reviews
Bill Goodykoontz
It's fantastic stuff, so over-the-top, so scabrous, so bitterly brilliant that you have to assume that, on some level, it rings true.
Kirk Honeycutt
Painfully funny satire of British and American bureaucrats in the days leading up to the Iraq War.
Peter Howell
The film, while often very funny, is so relentlessly savage it could destroy whatever shred of respect you may still retain for politicians and that flogged horse called democracy.
Rick Groen
The brainchild of British director Armando Iannucci, it takes on the politicians at their own dirty game, daring to fictionally embellish the tawdry facts, to out-spin the spin doctors.
J. R. Jones
This enormously witty satire follows a British diplomatic staff as they fly to Washington to confer with their U.S. counterparts, who are secretly ginning up an invasion of the Middle East.
Cast and credits
| Actors | James Gandolfini, Chris Addison, Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, Anna Chlumsky, David Rasche |
| Producers | Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy |
| Director | Armando Iannucci |
| Writers | Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche |
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Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
105 minutes
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