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Morgan Sprulock's doc offers occasional insights but gets bogged down by the director/subject's gimmicky schtick. Read critic reviews

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Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East in a quest to better understand the area, which spawned one of the world's worst criminals.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Some Strong Language)
  • Genre:
    comedy, documentary, war
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Morgan Spurlock
  • Producer:
    François Bringer, Jeremy Chilnick
  • Writer:
    Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $381.2K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Wild Bunch, Warrior Poets, Non-Linnear Films

Cast & Crew

Morgan Spurlock
Self
Alexandra Jamieson
Self
Dick Cheney
Self
George Bush
Self
Donald Rumsfeld
Self
Daryl Isaacs
Self
Morgan Spurlock
Director
Jeremy Chilnick
Writer
Morgan Spurlock
Writer
Adam Dell
Executive Producer
Steven Dell
Executive Producer
François Bringer
Producer
Jeremy Chilnick
Producer
Daniel Marracino
Cinematographer
Julie "Bob" Lombardi
Film Editor
Gavin Coleman
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Audience Reviews for Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?

  • Mar 23, 2010
    "Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?" is an entertaining documentary that starts with Morgan Spurlock learning he is about to become a father for the first time. Fearing for the safety of his future offspring in such a cruel world and moving to Idaho apparently not being an option, he decides to be proactive and seek out the prime source of anxiety in the world today, Osama bin Laden. The training for Spurlock's journey to potentially hazardous countries takes care of any weight he gained during "Super Size Me"(which I have not seen, by the way) and proves that the scariest words in the English language are "If there is anything I have learned from watching action movies." In the process of his odyssey, he travels to Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, talking with common people and experts alike. The movie is not terribly insightful, however, even though I agree with a lot of what Spurlock has to say. And I am left wondering how exactly he got permission to not only enter Saudi Arabia, but also to apparently freely film there. In the end, Spurlock has his last great adventure before having to grow up and become a father.(He gets to fire a rocket launcher which is cool and not as scary as it sounds.) At the same time, he is also asking the world to grow up and get over itself, so his children and the children of the world can live in peace together.
    Walter M Super Reviewer
  • Jan 26, 2010
    I have no comment! I also have absolutely no idea why I give it 3 stars, because this movie is very funny, but the plot is... well, I don't even know if it is fresh! This is soo weird!
    KJ P Super Reviewer
  • Jan 16, 2010
    Documentarian Morgan Spurlock travels to the Middle East post 9/11 in search of answers. It is informative but ultimately doesn't tell us anything that we didn't already know.
    Marcus W Super Reviewer
  • Oct 18, 2009
    Very interesting.Wonder what he wouldve done if he actually met up with Osama Bin Laden???
    Brody M Super Reviewer
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