God Bless America

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  • Opened May 11, 2012 
  • 1 hr 47 min
  • R | Language, Strong Violence and Some Sexual Sequences

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. More on child suitability

  • Frank (Joel Murray) has had enough of the downward spiral of American culture, which he sees as overrun with cruelty, stupidity and intolerance. Divorced, recently fired, and possibly terminally ill, Frank truly has nothing left to live for. But instead of taking his own life, he buys a gun and decides to take out his frustration on the cruelest, stupidest, most intolerant people he can imagine—starting with some particularly odious reality television stars. Frank finds an unusual accomplice in a high-school student named Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr), who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement, and together they embark on a nation-wide assault on our country’s dumbest, most irritating celebrities. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Melinda Page Hamilton, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Rich McDonald
  • Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
  • Genres: Comedy

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Everyone needs to see this movie

by chambertlo

A man shoots a baby, kills all of his co-workers, and even contemplates killing himself, and this is all in the first half of the movie! Suffice it to say, this film is not for the faint of heart....

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Great movie.... Fuller Reflection scene had the twin towers in the background

by chuckilogu

Was I the only one who caught that... Anyway great movie, perpetuate the stereotype of what is wrong with people today while being part of the problem. The conundrum of modern life....

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So TRUE

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I never knew this movie existed until the member of a band I like on Facebook posted something about it being an awesome and honest picture of the American culture. Within minutes of reading his post,...

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NPR
| Ella Taylor

God Bless America ends with a couple of tale-twisting bullet orgies designed to take your preconceptions, as well as your nerve-endings, by surprise. Read full review

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ReelViews
| James Berardinelli

Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait has an ax to grind and, once he's done grinding it, he uses it to split some skulls. God Bless America is many things - audacious, bitingly satirical, unafraid of venturing into uncomfortable territory - but it is never subtle. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Amy Biancolli

At no point during the movie does it strike him that mass extermination might be classified as "rude." No, Frank has the courage of his convictions, which include the belief that most of America has already flushed itself down the toilet. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| John DeFore

A niche theatrical run might draw fans of Goldthwait's previous work, this effort isn't likely to get as much help from critics as those sometimes did. Read full review

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Tara Lynne Barr and Joel Murray in "God Bless America."