The Dictator

The Dictator

Make way for Aladeen.

Directed by Larry Charles

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Berg Mandel Schaffer Productions

201283 min6.2 / 10

A high-energy political satire that uses absurdist humor and outrageous scenarios to mock authoritarianism and cultural hypocrisy.

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

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  • Is The Dictator one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 97% of films.

  • Does The Dictator end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Dictator sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Dictator violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Dictator easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Dictator scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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