The Dictator

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About The Dictator

The Dictator is a 2012 English-language comedy film directed by Larry Charles. The cast is led by Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Anna Faris. It has a runtime of 1h 23m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 6500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential.

The Dictator was produced by Paramount Pictures, Berg Mandel Schaffer Productions, and Scott Rudin Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on May 15, 2012, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $65 million, it went on to gross $179 million worldwide.

Director

Larry Charles

Writers

Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel

Release date

May 15, 2012

Original language

English

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Budget

$65 million

Box office

$179 million

Production

Paramount Pictures, Berg Mandel Schaffer Productions, Scott Rudin Productions

The Dictator cast & crew

The Dictator was directed by Larry Charles and written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, and David Mandel.

The cast features Sacha Baron Cohen as Aladeen / Efawadh, Ben Kingsley as Tamir, Anna Faris as Zoey, Jason Mantzoukas as Nadal, Sayed Badreya as Omar, and Adeel Akhtar as Maroush.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Erran Baron Cohen, cinematography is by Lawrence Sher, and it was produced by Dan Mazer and Mari-Jo Winkler.

Is The Dictator worth watching?

The Dictator holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 6,490 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 23m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, The Dictator is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Dictator

In United States, you can stream The Dictator on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, and Paramount+ Amazon Channel, or rent and buy it on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. Click any service above to open it directly.

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Cast of The Dictator

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

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Rocky Citron

Baby Aladeen

Liam Campora

Aladeen Age 6

Rick Chambers

Newscaster Voiceover (voice)

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Elsayed Mohamed

Wadiyan Olympic Official

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