How to Become a Tyrant

How to Become a Tyrant

On Netflix

20211 season6 episodes30 min7.3 / 10

A cerebral, historically grounded documentary anthology examining the mechanisms and psychology of authoritarian power across different regimes.

The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

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  • Is How to Become a Tyrant easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.

  • Does How to Become a Tyrant leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.

  • Is How to Become a Tyrant scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.

  • Is How to Become a Tyrant sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.

  • Is How to Become a Tyrant violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Distinctly its own thing.

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Surprise90

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Love45

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