The Death of Stalin
2017, comedy, drama, history
107 minutes
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
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10
2018-04-11
Consistently hilarious, adroit and intriguing, The Death of Stalin delivers on the promise of great actors, delivering great material, in a great setting. Read more
10
10
2017-09-18
At times clever funny, other times silly funny, and at other times bleakly tragic. It’s not often you can get a movie about political manoeuvring and mass executions that’s also full of clever jokes and pratfalls, but Iannucci has worked out how to balance the comedy and pathos beautifully. Read more
9.0
2018-03-25
Farcical and irreverent The Death of Stalin shows that our emperors wake up just as naked as we do, with all the same flaws and their own peculiarities. Read more
8.3
2018-05-25
This is smart comedy, well-thought-out in it’s creation and painstakingly put together in its performance. Read more
8.0
2018-03-27
A lampooning of the political cultures that exist in many nations and, some may say, has echoes in today’s America. Read more
8.0
2018-03-23
The narrative is no slack and there’s always something happening that keeps us alert and grinning from ear to ear. Read more
8.0
2018-03-22
It all flows so fast and furiously funny, it’s easy to forget how hard it is to pull off such effective satire. Read more
8.0
2018-03-15
The Death of Stalin is one of the funniest movies made in the history of modern cinema. Read more
8.0
Konstantinos Pappis of FilmView
2017-10-21
Its social commentary is not just funny or enjoyable, it’s unsettlingly sharp.
8.0
2017-10-14
Go along with the black comic theme and this is a film that delivers rewards. Read more
8.0
Rob Wallis of Of All The Film Sites
2017-10-08
What do we do when life imitate art to the extent that it renders art redundant?
7.5
2018-03-19
Stranger and bleaker than most Iannuuci fans will expect. Read more
6.0
2018-03-18
Wears a giant badge of pride next to a tiny medallion of shame on its cinematic uniform on being banned in four nations... Read more
6.0
2017-09-09
What ultimately saves the film is its cast. It's refreshing to see a movie in which most of the performers are over the age of 60, and The Death of Stalin benefits significantly from the combined wealth of experience on display here. Read more
2.0
2017-10-16
Hailed as "film of the year", this Franco-British comedy about the controversial Soviet leader is in reality teeming with prejudices and schadenfreude. Read more
In other languages
8.5
2018-03-20
Lach! Dat zul je met The Death of Stalin gegarandeerd doen. Read more
8.0
2018-06-27
Door het sterke acteerwerk en het sfeertje dat met vlagen doet denken aan de Coen broertjes blijft The Death of Stalin nog wel even in je hoofd zitten. Read more
8.0
2018-05-03
Met knullige alledaagsheden haalt de Britse regisseur Armando Iannucci Stalins wereldomvattende regime honend naar beneden. Read more
8.0
2018-05-02
Een gewaagde satire en de meest heerlijke geschiedenisle... Read more
7.0
2018-10-04
Een vermakelijke komedie over de dood van de Russische dictator, maar zal ongetwijfeld niet bij iedereen in de smaak vallen. Read more
7.0
2018-05-03
Bij momenten hilarisch, maar net geen komisch meesterwerk. Read more
5.0
2019-03-17
De humor ligt ons niet helemaal, vandaar dat de film voor ons niet werkt. Het idee van The Death of Stalin snappen we wel en wat dat betreft zit de film wat betreft het scenario ook heel goed in elkaar. Het is alleen niet genoeg voor ons. Read more
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