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A Balasaur Score of 89 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, Metacritic 97/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 99% of the 428 1960s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Metacritic97/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
6,310 audience votes
Key crew
- Stanley KubrickDirector
- Stanley KubrickScreenplay
- Terry SouthernScreenplay
- Peter GeorgeScreenplay
- Laurie JohnsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter SellersGroup Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
- George C. ScottGeneral 'Buck' Turgidson
- Sterling HaydenBrigadier General Jack D. Ripper
- Keenan WynnColonel Bat Guano
- Slim PickensMajor "King" Kong
- Peter BullBotschafter De Sadesky
- James Earl JonesLt. Lothar Zogg
- Tracy ReedMiss Scott
- Jack CreleyMr. Staines
- Frank BerryLt. Dietrich
- Robert O'NeilAdm. Randolph
- Glenn BeckLt. Kivel
Stills
Movies like Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Shows like Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Themes
usa presidentgeneralcold warstrategic air commanddark comedynuclear missilesatireblack and whitecynicalwar roombomber pilotnuclear weapons
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