The Dictator

"Make way for Aladeen."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.5/10

362,816 votes

56/100

Rotten

58/100

Metascore

6.2/10

6,349 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

1 win & 1 nomination total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$65.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$179.4M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$59,650,222

United States

Profit

+$114.4M

ROI: +176%

Budget Recovery276% of budget

$0|Budget: $65.0M|Revenue: $179.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

123.8K

Daily Avg

2.1K

7-Day Trend

+8%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Canary Islands

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Story Setting

Set In

BrooklynNew York City

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Lawrence Sher

Film Editing

Greg Hayden

Music / Score

Erran Baron Cohen

Production Companies

Four by Two Films

Distributors

NetflixParamount PicturesUIP-Dunafilm

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Dictator

Available in 92 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, JustWatch TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube, JustWatch TV	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA15+	Stan	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Zee5, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaMA15+

Germany12

FranceTP

Belgium18

BGC

Brazil14

+17 more countries

Production

Director

Larry Charles

Writers

Alec Berg, Sacha Baron Cohen, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesBerg Mandel Schaffer ProductionsScott Rudin ProductionsFour by Two Films

Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen

Aladeen / Efawadh

Ben Kingsley

Tamir

Anna Faris

Zoey

Jason Mantzoukas

Nadal

Sayed Badreya

Omar

Adeel Akhtar

Maroush

Aasif Mandvi

Doctor

Rizwan Manji

Patient

No Image

Rocky Citron

Baby Aladeen

Liam Campora

Aladeen Age 6

Rick Chambers

Newscaster Voiceover (voice)

No Image

Elsayed Mohamed

Wadiyan Olympic Official

Tags & Keywords

petrolculture clashdictatorcoup d'etatsatireparodyuncleconspiracyfemale soldierunited nationsweapon of mass destructiondissidentgrocery storeidentity swap

External Links

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