MY FELLOW AMERICANS
A funny political comedy better reserved for discerning adults at home.
Should You Watch It?
This is a funny political comedy built around an unlikely partnership. Two former presidents who constantly deride one another must work together to reveal the truth about a White House scandal. Their backbiting gives the movie a genuinely comic fabric, and the production values are strong.
But the comedy comes with a serious cost. The source review cites excessive foul language and vulgar content, along with sexual innuendo, cross-dressing, alcohol, smoking, mild violence, and homosexual elements. Its humanistic worldview and misguided call for bipartisan action also keep it from offering much spiritual nourishment.
Because of the −2 Family Content rating and the adults-only assessment, wait for home, where discerning adults can control the experience.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESTwo former presidents from opposing political parties put aside their mutual hostility when a current White House scandal threatens to destroy them both. As they try to reveal the truth, the unlikely allies find themselves caught in a political struggle involving campaign finances, deception, and the next election.
Is It Any Good?
Two stars means this movie has real comic appeal but falls short overall. The constant derision between the two former presidents provides genuinely funny material, and the unlikely pairing gives the comedy its central energy. The production values are also described as ranking near presidential.
The problem is that the excessive foul language and vulgar content weigh heavily against the entertainment. The film’s political message is also described as misguided. It can make you laugh, but its strengths do not overcome its content concerns.
The Worldview
The film uses comedy to call for bipartisan action to clean up Washington. That concern for political truth and accountability has value, but the source review describes the movie’s worldview as humanistic rather than grounded in God.
The film’s political outlook is also shaped by what the review calls political correctness surrounding homosexual elements during a Gay Pride Parade. The source specifically regards this element as unfortunate. The result is a comedy that gestures toward cooperation and truth while removing those concerns from a clearly biblical foundation.
Scripture does not treat truth as merely a human achievement or political strategy. Jesus says, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Humanist worldview with some homosexual elements; 35 obscenities, 7 profanities & 20 vulgarities; mild violence including helicopter explosion, attempted assassination, one shooting, & chase scenes; 1 bedroom scene with sexual innuendo & cross-dressing; alcohol use; smoking; and, main characters caught up in a Gay Pride Parade by chance
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
The former presidents must confront deception connected to campaign finances. Why does truth matter even when telling it carries a cost?
Proverbs 12:22 · Ephesians 4:25The film brings political opponents together for a common purpose. What does biblical peacemaking require when people strongly disagree?
Romans 12:18 · Ephesians 4:1–3The movie presents human solutions to political problems. Where should Christians look for wisdom when human judgment is limited?
James 1:5 · Proverbs 3:5–6How can humor expose wrongdoing without making sin seem harmless?
Ephesians 5:11–12 · Philippians 4:8The Final Word
This political comedy has genuine laughs and a memorable unlikely partnership, but its heavy vulgarity and humanistic outlook make it unsuitable for children and young teens. For discerning adults, WAIT FOR HOME — ADULTS ONLY. For a cleaner family movie, see.
