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The Dictator
“Make way for Aladeen.”
62%
Movie
1h 23m
AI Analysis
The Dictator (2012) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Dictator (2012) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~83 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Dictator 62% (6,434 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
62%
from 6.4k TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2012-05-15
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- TMDB rating
- 6.2
- TMDB ID
- 76493
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Where can I watch The Dictator (2012)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Dictator?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Dictator directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Dictator about?
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Is there an AI analysis for The Dictator?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Dictator?
The official runtime for The Dictator is approximately 83 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
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
- R
Rocky Citron
Baby Aladeen
Liam Campora
Aladeen Age 6
Rick Chambers
Newscaster Voiceover (voice)
- E
Elsayed Mohamed
Wadiyan Olympic Official
Horatio Sanz
Aide on Balcony
Elena Goode
Virgin Guard
Nazanin Homa
Virgin Guard
- D
Dawn Jackson
Virgin Guard
Victoria Beltran
Virgin Guard
Danielle Burgio
Virgin Guard
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