Wildly uneven but consistently provocative, The Dictator is a decent entry in the poli-slapstick comedy genre.
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The Dictator

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The Dictator
Movie Info
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Director -
Larry Charles -
Producer -
Sacha Baron Cohen , Alec Berg , David Mandel , Jeff Schaffer , Anthony Hines , Scott Rudin , Todd Schulman -
Screenwriter -
Sacha Baron Cohen , Alec Berg , David Mandel , Jeff Schaffer -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Scott Rudin Productions , Berg Mandel Schaffer , Four by Two Films -
Rating -
R (Language|Brief Male Nudity|Some Violent Images|Strong Crude & Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 16, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 14, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$59.6M -
Runtime -
1h 23m