Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Stanley Kubrick
Written By: Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George
Starring: Keenan Wynn, James Earl Jones, Slim Pickens, Peter Sellers, Sterling Hayden, George C. Scott, Peter Bull, Tracy Reed, Jack Creley, Glenn Beck, Frank Berry, Robert O'Neil
AKA: Dr. Strangelove
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doctor7 | 98 99th |
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Honestly my favorite Kubrick film and while I wouldn't consider it side-splitting laugh-out loud humour it's probably the funniest black comedy/satire in existence. Peter Sellers is fantastic in his three roles but personally I was more in awe of George C. Scott's performance. While there doesn't seem to be as much amazing cinematography when compared to other Kubrick films there are still some fantastic shots, most memorable to me being the war room.
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Luna6ix | 94 99th |
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I'm not a fan of Stanley Kubrick, but this movie was expertly done. Peter Sellers pulls off all three of his roles extremely well, the humor is for the most part very thoughtful humor. This movie has one of the best endings I've ever seen. there are no two ways about it, this film is completely well scripted, acted, and produced. This is one of the hallmarks of black comedy.
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TonythePony | 98 99th |
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The blackest of comedies, it pokes fun at the terrifying ludicrousness of nuclear warfare; the world set to burn with petty rivalries, hurt feelings and bureaucracy providing the tinder. Kubrick conforms to no comedic conventions with wonderfully awkward silences, starkly realistic sets and deadly serious subject matter all contrasting sharply with the inherent absurdities. Favourite scenes are between Mandrake and Ripper, but Turgidson is also hilarious. The quintessential comedy as catharsis.
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omgfridge | 11 99th |
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A movie that can make fun of nuclear warfare during the height of nuclear paranoia while being deliciously amusing certainly fills out the checklist of being a black comedy. Stanley Kubrick has not only made a movie that was great for its time but also is still funny, smart and memorable by today's standards. The classic scenes, one-liners and performances from both Sellers and Scott launch this bizarre one of a kind movie into masterpiece status.
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Nathan S | 6 99th |
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This for-the-ages satire is so outrageous, so nightmarishly wicked it actually comes prefaced with a note of reassurance from the powers that be. Kubrick repudiates Cold War paradox with comic absurdity and intellectual acuity. Its funniest principle is the equation of hardline militarism with sexual immaturity or impotence. The trio of performances from Sellers, Scott, and Hayden, the War Room set design, and Pickens riding the bomb are now iconic, pervasive in popular and political culture.
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PeaceAnarchy | 100 99th |
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A magnificent black comedy. Peter Sellers does a great job with all his characters and even 40 years later much of the film's biting satire still feels relevant.
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Farzan | 94 95th |
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Dr. Strangelove is a great example of Kubrick and why he is one of the most controversial filmmakers of all time. A comedy about the world ending... made during the cold war. Dr. Strangelove is really funny. Peter Sellers is fantastic, and creates three memorable characters in this film. George C Scott was also fantastic. Overall, Dr. Strangelove was extremely well executed, considering its nature, it contains some great scenes as well as memorable lines.
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Spunkie | 92 99th |
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Contemporary paranoias of the new world order giving birth to an everlasting farce in the hands of Kubrick. Peter Sellers titanize as the doppelganger that he really fits.
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Mentaculus | 100 99th |
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My favorite film of all time. Every performance and shot is magnetic; and the more one learns about politics and world power, the funnier the movie becomes.
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DavidBlast | 100 98th |
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A strong candidate for bravest movie ever made. A comedy about nuclear holocaust, conceived at the height of the cold war, starring an impotent, mad general, an American president who takes advice from a "former" nazi, and behaviour so childish that it prompts the line "Gentlemen! You can't fight here! This is the war room!" Major "King" Kong bull riding a nuclear bomb, as it extends from his legs, like a giant nuclear cock is simply epic. Sex and death - Kubrick style.
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CCLZA | 90 95th |
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One of the ultimate dark comedies of all time. Deliciously wicked screenplay and superb acting make it as awesome as it is. And don't forget, you just "can't fight in the war room".
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Der_Barney | 96 99th |
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Terrifying and hilarious movie about our world at the brink of destruction due to the arrogance, incompetence and just plain madness of man. Tons of great dialog with Peter Sellers in THREE great roles. Excellent set design by Ken Adam who went on to become famous with his work on the James Bond movies. George C. Scott delivering a great performance as Curtis LeMay, pardon, Buck Turgidson. And what a weird and wonderful choice to make Slim Pickens the commander of the bomber. Ah, good times.
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Ytadel | 9 98th |
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Mein Führer, I can walk! By far my favorite Kubrick film thanks to a great grasp of jet black comedy, sharp satire, and four incredibly lively performances, three from Peter Sellers and one from George C. Scott. Pretty much everything that comes out of the titular character's mouth is gold. Ken Adams (of James Bond fame)'s set design on the war room is sublime genius. So should you watch this movie? It is not only possible... it is essential.
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MArkjp | 95 97th |
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Outstanding, intelligent and black satire with sharp and extremely well written dialogue. Peter Sellers creates in Dr. Strangelove one of the funniest and most memorable characters ever. George C. Scott is also hilarious as the war horny general Buck ("I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed. But I do say: No more than ten to twenty million killed...tops"). And the fact that Kubrick had the guts make this film only 14 months after the Cuba Missile Crisis makes you stand back in awe.
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clayj41 | 100 99th |
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I recently decided to revisit Dr. Strangelove based on a realization that in my youth, I may not have been able to fully appreciate it. I am now convinced that it is completely flawless. Kubrick solidifies his standing as my favorite filmmaker by maintaining a striking balance between humor and apprehension of annihilation, a theme that is still socially relevant. If we cannot laugh about impending doom then what can we laugh about?
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Leonardis | 97 95th |
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I can see why some didn’t like this, but I loved it! I loved Kubrick's style of lighting and his interesting shots. The man knows how to direct beautiful, odd movies. Peter Sellers obviously stands out. The rest of the cast actually does amazing as well. Really good albeit slow story that simply allows everyone to act their butts off. The music was good too, and there are some pretty funny lines in there. Very good and deserving of its acclaim in my opinion.
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Filligan | 99 98th |
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It's hard to appreciate the humor of the whole film after the first viewing. After the second viewing, though, it's just hysterical. Peter Sellers and George C. Scott carry the film with their unique and randomly over-the-top performances. However, they are not alone, for Sterling Hayden also has a bit of comedy in him, as subtle and dirty as it is. You really learn Kubrick's versatility.
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BillyShears | 100 98th |
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Dr. Strangelove or: How Kubrick Got His Groove Back George C. Scott is so naturally funny that if Leslie Nielsen never existed we would've been okay.
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Barthalen | 95 99th |
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It took a rewatch and several years of additional life experience to truly understand how brilliant this movie is. The pace is wonderful, the humor never feels forced and is deliciously dark instead, and every actor abso-friggin-lutely nails it. Also; best one-way phone conversation in all of cinema.
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ZayanK | 99 99th |
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Fluids.
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3dRevelation | 67 37th |
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I feel quite strange to have a very different view of this film. I understand that it is a satire, the problem is I didn't find it funny for the most part. The acting was good. Hayden, Scott, and Sellers all play their parts well. There are some good scenes, but a lot of this failed to impact me.
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Hawkins | 91 91st |
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A comedy of terrors. Cleverly constructed and tense - the iconic light of the war room casts the ring of a mushroom cloud, a set where every cigar burns toward a doomsday/aftermath designed by male sexual ego. Watched in memory of Vera Lynn, who passed just yesterday at 103 - "But I know we'll meet again some sunny day"
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Magb | 95 94th |
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The ease with which Kubrick ridicules absolutely everything about our precious civilized society is a bit disconcerting, but mostly it's hilarious.
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terrymac | 91 98th |
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I'm sure I found this funnier than I should have. It is also a bit scary - perhaps it flies uncomfortably close to the reality of what goes on behind closed doors? Peter Sellers is awesome, but even better is George C. Scott. Tremendously entertaining stuff.
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Alex Watkins | 4 70th |
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This is probably the Kubrick film that least feels like a Kubrick film - at least, of his major works. Instead of dealing with troubled characters in a cold, calculated manner, he creates a hilarious satire of the Cold War, with unforgettable caricatures and some fantastic dialogue. "Mr. President, we must not allow a mineshaft gap!" Sellers (especially as Strangelove) and Scott are fantastic. It's a great movie; I wouldn't rank it among my personal favorites, but it's objectively excellent.
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purgatos | 93 94th |
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Over 40 years old and the humour still feels modern and fresh.
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Jeb | 100 98th |
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This is the strangest, most bizzare, controversial, spellbinding and satirical black comedy ever made. This is a masterpiece in every respect and one of Kubrick's best. Peter Seller's pulls off an amazing triple performance that is certainly Oscar worthy, and of course, George C. Scott is great too. Just a wonderful experience.
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roofs_runner | 100 99th |
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An offbeat sense of humor and twisted imagination of Kubrick presented the world, probably, the wildest dark comedy of all the times. Taking into consideration, that it was made in the pick of cold war, it just shows once again, how controversial Kubrick as a director was. Anyway, the film is the vast set of Seller's magnificent performance, memorable scenes and crazy dialogues. Can not think of any other movie I laughed so hard about the end of the world.
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| 5 | soybomb42 | 96 99th |
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Stanley Kubrick has/Massive balls for taking nukes/and making them jokes
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TheDenizen | 99 99th |
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Funniest film ever made about a nuclear holocaust, and quite possibly the funniest film ever, period. Peter Sellers is absolutely brilliant in three extremely different roles.
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coffee | 100 99th |
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Best comedy ever..
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frederic_g54 | 10 97th |
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(after repeat viewings) It amazes me how impeccable the writing is, Kubrick has conceived one hilarious and intelligent script and the performances are great. A goofy, satirical and genius take on the Cold War, the absurdity of nuclear warfare and its senseless main players. Maybe not as grand or operatic as his other films, but a classic nonetheless. Recommended!
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lupister | 40 41st |
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What? No violence in the war room? Why, this is such a clever joke. Ha ha ha. Why aren't you laughing?
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hellboy76 | 97 99th |
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Sellers isn't as in the forefront as he is with some of his other films, but I think it is my favorite role of his. Hilarious and probably a little too close to home on the ridiculousness of the cold war.
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goremeat | 90 95th |
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Everyone already knows this is brilliant. What's overlooked sometimes is that it's also damn hilarious. Even if nothing more than for the laughs (and there's a lot more to it than that), Strangelove is at very least a truly great hilarity.
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loc42 | 80 79th |
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Still in 2017 very fresh and strong. One of its main strengths lies in its interpretation of militarism and power as inevitably intermingled terms with the logic of libidinal economy, patriarchy and fascism. To underline and reveal the logic of the latter, Kubrick uses the lightness of comedy, which enables the audience to question the miserable solemnity of politics, which is nothing but a sublimation of the flow of sexual-economic-power relations. A true classic.
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Paxton | 80 87th |
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Every time Peter Sellers spoke using his American accent it felt like a slap in the face. George C. Scott teeters between stone cold serious and holding laughs in hammy amazingly well.
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adouble | 95 96th |
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One of the absolute funniest comedies ever made. George C. Scott is a scene stealer throuhout the whole film, which is to say nothing of the hillarious work by Peter Sellers and Sterling Hayden ("precious bodily fluids"). My personal favorite Kubrick film.
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juntakinte99 | 79 61st |
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Only Kubrick could think a 1950's novel documenting anxieties over the bomb & societal collapse would make a hilarious comedy. Cinematically, it's cool, especially the black & white look that echoes the era's television news footage. But Peter Sellers is the star here, getting laughs playing three different characters. Still, I think Film Bros miss how this is a damning indictment of toxic masculinity--beginning with a villain who blames a conspiracy for his own impotence. A great time capsule.
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MartinTeller | 89 92nd |
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Objectively excellent (you could even say perfect) but it doesn't quite thrill me.
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| 4 | whomperize | 87 93rd |
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Nothing can be said about Dr. Strangelove that has not already been said. Kubrick proved that he had a great sense of humor with this one. This managed to be less an anti-war movie than an anti-American military and government movie, and Peter Sellers turns in one of the funniest performances ever.
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| 4 | UKSubs | 100 99th |
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Dr. Strangelove might be the funniest film ever made, despite a paucity of laugh-out loud moments. The film is incredibly perceptive in its views of war, government and humanity while still understanding the importance of keeping the audience entertained.
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timmo | 100 99th |
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Kubrick cannot be beaten; he is a master. Sellers is one of the greatest actors of all time. Combine the two, you cannot help but get a perfect film. Do you think you could turn the music down just a little?
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tonydal | 50 14th |
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Seemed sorta ham-handed to me. Might well have hit the nail on the head for the time it was made though.
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hellsditch | 94 98th |
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So good, I can barely talk about it. It would be doing it a disservice. Sellers and George C. Scott are absolutely hilarious and the themes have never been more timely. Kubrick's best, in my humble opinion.
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recklessmess | 92 98th |
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I never stopped worrying, and I hate the bomb, but I like this movie anyway...Except for all the fighting in the war room. We all know that's not allowed.
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Gr8Googly | 93 97th |
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Never a better black comedy than this cold war offering from Kubrick. Sellers three part trifecta is not matched in any film and George C. Scott shows his comedic talent. I love this movie.
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Va3H | 99 96th |
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Stanley Kubrick, delivers the most memorable and insightful satire in cinematic history. Each character is dripping with sarcasm, irony and witty banter representing either some oddball or strange flaw and vice. The audience, cannot, refrain from laughing at the portrayal of some of the most audacious characterizations ever to grace the silver screen. Nevertheless, one realizes beneath the humor that a horrifying truth remains: nuclear annihilation is at the mercy of madmen.
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Waldheri | 40 14th |
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It's a classic, I know, but I guess I've just been born a few decades too late to get why it is so brilliant.
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ewp805 | 97 98th |
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Kubrick's satirical masterpiece. Sellers provides some memorable performances, George C. Scott is great, and Sterling Hayden is top-notch. Who doesn't love a little massive thermonuclear retaliation? "You can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
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| 4 | sifter132 | 63 18th |
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Yet another Kubrick movie I didn't really enjoy. Has some random moments of levity, but I wasn't entertained for very long. I appreciate it, I just didn't enjoy it. Some scenes really dragged, such as the B-52 scenes where they would just spout procedural jargon for 5 minutes straight.
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AlexBrisson | 94 96th |
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Strangely enough, I read the script before watching the film. I actually preferred the script in many ways, which ends with a literal pie fight in the war room. However there are some pretty phenomenal performances in the film that definitely make it worth a watch.
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| 4 | DavidThomson | 55 33rd |
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The film had an anti-American undertone, or a vein of Enlgish comedy that sees America as a land of buffoons. I'm not so sure now whether it feels like a funny film or a much more serious work struggling to find the right tone. The real imaginative energy in Strangelove was going to Ken Adam's brilliant, futuristic sets. This clash, or gap, between the tone of the action and the awesomeness of the physical world is not uncommon in Kubrick, but it is ruinous.
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joel-w-m | 8 81st |
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Devastatingly dark and scathingly satirical comedy ("10 to 20 million killed, tops"), brilliantly executed with biting irony (see the "Peace is Our Profession" sign amidst the gunfire; "You can't fight here, this is the War Room!"), goofy juxtaposition of the mundane and the life-or-death (see Mandrake's pay-phone call to the president), and visuals both horrifying and humorous (see Kong's bomb-ride and the final Vera Lynn-backed explosion montage). Sellers is stellar in his three roles.
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saucyjack | 98 99th |
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Greatest satire committed to celluloid currently out there.
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nevejas | 92 98th |
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The movie requires a rewatch or two for the full appreciation. One Peter Sellers is playing everybody and he still could have done another three characters easily. Furthermore, the story was delivered in 1964 and the fact itself creates the whole new layer of realism and gives weight to the jokes that had more than enough to start with. They are proper dark, always on the spot, brilliantly mixing small personal detail with global (in)significance. It is so very well done!
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| 3 | Mr.Happy | 55 7th |
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I don't get what people like so much about this film, it has some great jokes like "You can't fight in here! This is the war room!" But other than that it just doesn't have enough humor for the film duration. Boring film for me.
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Yiannos | 83 95th |
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Kubrick's classic satire of cold war paranoia is still a hilariously accurate portrayal of machismo and systemic stupidity in the political realm. The key to its success are its performances; rather than goof around, the actors play their parts relatively straight, which merely highlights the absurdity of their actions and thoughts and the consequences which result from them. While less extravagantly shot than other Kubrick classics, its stark sets bring the comedy into sharp focus.
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Actionberg | 95 97th |
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The most accessible work of one of the greatest American directors. The heart and soul of satire fuel this film.
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max22 | 100 91st |
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A "nightmare comedy" that's made hilarious -- HILARIOUS -- thanks to Sellers and George C. Scott (and, in a more subtle manner, Slim Pickens. And Sterling Hayden. Hell, the entire supporting cast). There's a lot of silliness going on here, but everyone involved acts as if it were really happening. Mein Fuhrer! It's great!
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djross | 91 98th |
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On automation and the difference between rationality and rationalisation, and on a kind of masculine libidinal derangement. Groundbreaking satire with great performances from Scott, Hayden and Sellers. Note that I LIVE IN FEAR, too, was originally intended as a satire, Kurosawa stating in 1964 that he had made his own nuclear film "too soon". See Ross, Psychopolitical Anaphylaxis, pp. 150–53.
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Kavu | 92 97th |
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Brilliant black comedy. Peter Sellers is great in all three of his roles and Kubrick's directing is as solid as always.
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| 2 | Jesty | 80 45th |
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Kind of disappointed by this one - it was much more farcical than I expected. I loved the war room scenes and any scene where the general showed up, but the plane scenes, while effective at ratcheting up the tension, just weren't that interesting.
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krmr | 69 21st |
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A lot of the jokes were a little too on the nose for me, not unlike Leslie Nealson films. It does have its funny moments, but they just aren't laugh out loud funny most of the time. Although it does have an amazing opening title sequence, beautiful shots, and out of this world acting. Even though I didn't find it that funny, I wish there were more comedies like this that could be serious contenders for the best picture Oscar.
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grimsooth | 97 99th |
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This is one of the best movies ever made. After trying to make it a serious film like Clockwork orange, it was unworkable as massive nuclear war was just too terrible. So instead, it's a black comedy, and the most brilliant one ever.
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TheDiceman | 80 95th |
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Excellence.Sellers steals the show in this laugh til it hurts comedy.
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cagedwisdom | 100 90th |
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It's probably my least favorite of all the Kubrick films I've seen so far and I still loved it. Peter Sellers is fantastic.
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| 2 | Onela | 94 86th |
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An ambitious premise involving Sellers playing multiple roles that somehow manages to suspend the disbelief that Sellers is really the same person. Intelligent and attentive to the social tremors in the shaky political climate, Kubrick and Sellers deliver a thoughtful screed on ethics that is not to be missed.
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| 2 | mayo | 25 3rd |
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Wow. That was idiotic.
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twincinema | 90 92nd |
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Ah, back in the olden days where those fools were worried about nuclear destruction. Not like us now. Glad we have solved that issue.
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TedDedon | 93 90th |
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Dr. Strangelove is a great mix of comedy, drama, suspense, and mystery. It's just one of those movies that is so great in every respect that you can't help but to fall in love with it.
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| 2 | theficionado | 100 97th |
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Even decades removed from the anxieties of the Cold War, this black comedy still captures the absurdities of our political reality so acutely that it feels like it was made yesterday.
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| 2 | lars66 | 100 99th |
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My personal all time favorite. Incredible satire plus multiple amazing performances by Peter Sellers and one great one from GC Scott.
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ted | 25 4th |
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Time has not been kind to this movie. I don't think I laughed once. The satire may have been groundbreaking at the time, but with the Cold War over, it's obvious and dated.
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TheRealJ-Ro | 95 97th |
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"Mutually Assured Destruction" gets pied in the face with Kubrick's satirical look at the Cold War. Absolutely fabulous.
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moraesfelipe | 91 96th |
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Kubrick and Sellers make Dr. Strangelove the greatest and the most provocative black comedy ever made.
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letskillrobots | 14 36th |
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I DON'T GET IT
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Piglet | 84 95th |
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Wonderful satire about the cold war. Sellers on top form.
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fenixdown | 100 99th |
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The amount of talent behind this film is legendary. Never before or after has a film been so equally funny and relevant.
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Tds4a | 3 80th |
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Almost completely perfect, but the problem is, funnily enough, the titular character. Dr. Strangelove stinks, I didn't find him funny in the slightest. Other than that fairly-big flaw, though, it's wonderful.
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mwgerb | 86 98th |
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It has a few pacing problems close to the end of the movie, but those don't come close to undoing the magnificent acting of Peter Sellers, the hilariousness and dark irony of the plot, the great direction, the spot-on satire, or the absolutely sublime final sequence.
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| 2 | monkeyflip | 59 59th |
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Everything was pretty good but it still wasn't really my kind of movie.
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FrederikA | 100 99th |
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We're all going to die because of men's sexual ineptitude... As truths goes it doesn't get more darkly humorous than that, especially not, when in the company of Scott, Hayden, Pickens and Sellers*3, and the capable hands of Kubrick.
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QuickyAPI | 64 52nd |
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I'm not sure what everyone seems to find so superb about this movie. Sure it's a satirical look at the Cold War that you're unlikely to forget, but... hmm... Maybe I'll have to watch it a second time some day to better appreciate it.
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| 2 | forehead1 | 70 87th |
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Over half a century after its release, this still manages to be both amusing and horrifying to contemporary audiences. Much more dark satire than comedy farce, you can still imagine many of the war room conversations happening now, and must have been terrifyingly close to home back in the day. In fact the only real dud here is Dr. Strangelove himself: an overly-silly, irritating character that thankfully takes up far less screen time than his prominence in the title suggests.
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Cinema_Asia | 100 99th |
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Pretty much perfect and politically insightful satire made during an era when the cold war was serious business. Mein Fuhrer I can valk!
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Noblet | 94 97th |
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So very hilarious, love the acting of Sellers and Scott.
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| 2 | Scorpus | 67 34th |
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Random moments of brilliance interspersed with lengthy, uninteresting scenes; it requires a re-watch
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Gnalkhere | 90 91st |
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Nobody ever talks about how much fun George C. Scott was in this film I liked him a lot in it. Not saying any of Peter Sellers' roles aren't as good, tho
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Grolton | 20 1st |
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Stanley Kubrick is the most overrated director of all time.
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thehynes | 89 99th |
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Purity of Essence
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Zen Lunatic | 9 91st |
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Such an obvious classic that there's nothing else to say about it. Stanley Kubrick's versatility knew no bounds.
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| 2 | Nepeta | 90 90th |
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"Well, I, uh, don't think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir." - in reference to a slip-up literally initiating nuclear bombings. Something something a few bad apples
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dardan | 72 77th |
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Couldn't stand Dr. Strangeloves acting.
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| 2 | catred | 90 75th |
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Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers.
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| 2 | Earilmadith | 70 33rd |
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This isn't my favorite film from Kubrick but I must say Dr. Strangelove is a precious kind of gallows humor.
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| 2 | boesball | 91 96th |
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One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. It doesn't have too many moments where you're dying of laughter, however, but it is beginning to end full of chuckles and laughs.
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| 2 | CStewart64 | 15 82nd |
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Need to rewatch, but great.
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| 2 | bratings | 96 98th |
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With humor that hinges on the avant-garde and characters that are both downright bizarre and ridiculously over-the-top, this Stanley Kubrick masterpiece highlights the absurdity of the Cold War in the best possible way.
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| 2 | ymyogev | 95 96th |
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Peter effin' Sellers.
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| 2 | BlakeEngel | 10 93rd |
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Such an odd film - a hangout movie set during the brink of nuclear apocalypse. There is the literal ticking time bomb, but most of the time we get to hang out with the President, the Flight Squadron, Ripper and Mandrake and get their thoughts on life and how to handle this uncomfortable situation. A wonderful use of comedy absurdism. Brilliant performances. A strangely fun movie. Perfect credit music cue.
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| 2 | rcjunk | 64 53rd |
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One of the most memorable and haunting films ever. "Mandrake, have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?"
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| 2 | Plus_Drole | 96 99th |
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Possibly my favourite movie of all time. Well crafted, sometimes hilarious, sometimes pensive, always slick. somehow it is ageless as well as a perfect example of its time.
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peyrin | 85 90th |
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There's really nothing I can praise about this that hasn't already been said so I'm gonna use this space to remind you that George C. Scott got pranked into doing exaggerated takes that Kubrick claimed weren't gonna be included in the film and then Scott swore never to work with Kubrick again
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kfol | 69 73rd |
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Slightly confusing in places and would benefit greatly from a re watch. (Edit, it is better on a re-watch)
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Samantha Jam | 86 65th |
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Love Peter sellers in this, amazing actor.
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| 1 | Pieridae | 80 50th |
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Maybe they should re-release this one!
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| 1 | leibniz | 100 97th |
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Sublime.
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| 1 | knyttelol | 35 12th |
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it just dosnt work today.
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SlrSoapbox | 90 92nd |
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Absolutely brutal and hilarious political satire. The script and the acting are excellent.
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eveelun | 86 94th |
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So hilariously insane, so frighteningly prescient; Sellers' comedic talents are put to good use here, though Hayden almost steals the entire show.
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| 1 | tyr | 100 75th |
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A black comedy masterpiece. Peter Sellers gives some of his greatest performances in three separate rolls.
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| 1 | triffid | 86 70th |
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So typically Kubrick - there is not much happening and the pace of the film is incredibly slow, but when something happens, it really is SOMETHING. The ending is both incredibly depressing and absolutely hilarious.
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| 1 | svicciarelli | 98 98th |
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The parts of it I understand are brilliantly funny - a great movie by any standard.
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willofgaia | 98 95th |
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Stanley Kubrick is a god
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| 1 | maxdz | 95 96th |
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Classic!
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MadMan | 100 97th |
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Endless amounts of brilliance, and its quite eerie that this excellent satire is still fresh and relevant despite the Cold War ending. Featuring a fantastic cast and snappy, quick lines of hilarious dialogue, this is a classic that I feel is Kubrick's best film. At least for now, anyways.
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Parmandur | 100 99th |
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Classic, wonderful.
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nerevar | 5 92nd |
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Greatest movie ever!
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| 1 | midnight82 | 90 50th |
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I think this was the start of Kubrick's long streak of brilliance. Also, this is Peter Sellers at one of his peaks. He makes "Lolita" the half-brilliant film it is, but here he gives Character Work a whole new name.
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| 1 | SavageLucy42 | 99 96th |
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Love.
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GravyMaximus | 95 98th |
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Mein Führer! I can walk!
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| 1 | Tanuki | 95 95th |
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This movie was way ahead of its time. It's still too smart for its own good. Hilarious.
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| 1 | mischief | 95 95th |
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Vintage Kubrick.
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| 1 | JD_May | 92 96th |
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An absolute classic. Everyone should see this film, everyone should own this film. Kubrick is a genius.
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buggz79 | 80 81st |
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Likely the most terrifying funny spoof of how the Nuclear holocaust would happen. You don't need to many crazy souls. One nut in the wrong place is all it takes
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| 1 | gleeb | 90 98th |
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There are so many jackass-zombies who claim to like this film, I must revise my estimate to see what real humans like.
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Difontaine | 63 37th |
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Not as good as you might think. A touch bitty and undeveloped, but posseses truly iconic film moments.
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weirdyoda | 98 98th |
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A comedy that only Kubrick could devise. Hilarious performances and brilliant satire. A great film that was ahead of its time.
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| 1 | jeg2 | 90 98th |
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Devastating satire, loaded with obscure allusions and appropriately unbalanced characters.
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| 1 | Tharastaman | 65 28th |
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I need to rewatch this film. I was severely disappointed despite the brilliant satire. I just don't see why it held in such high regards by critics.
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| 1 | jetjaguar | 100 98th |
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Possibly cinema's greatest black comedy. There are so many great performances here, it would be folly to list them. The screenplay is a work of genius. Simply one of the best movies ever made, of any genre.
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| 1 | Prisoner | 88 92nd |
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Political commentary in a dark comedy that should be required viewing.
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eggnoggstick | 80 71st |
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you can't fight in here this is the war room
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| 1 | moviefan99 | 97 99th |
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One of the greatest American movies (if not the) ever made. Peter Sellars as the American president is amazing, not to mention the other roles he plays in the movie.
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| 1 | fart | 94 95th |
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probably one of the best mixes of comedy and drama.
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| 1 | Bigbear | 95 70th |
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A must see for those who grew up in the shadow of nuclear weapons.
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| 1 | jonquill | 96 99th |
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Humor so dry it crumbles like burnt toast, and yet still tastes so good.
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nimno | 86 84th |
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A classic. Dated now, but still has some lessons for us.
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| 1 | Dustyd | 90 98th |
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One of the most well written films of all time. The acting is also brilliant.
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darkman | 92 99th |
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Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece.
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nandorizzi | 85 88th |
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A masterpiece. A comedy intelligent and ferocious against the cold war and more a flawless performance of Peter Sellers in 3 roles.
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| 1 | uberche | 98 97th |
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Brilliantly acted, directed and written. Dr. Strangelove should be on everyone's must watch list.
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Classicista | 90 98th |
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I first saw this movie in a room full of people who didn't get the joke.
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| 1 | JamieShelton | 100 94th |
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Peter Sellers & Stanley Kubrick weren't considered geniuses for nothing. Throw George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Slim Pickens, James Earl Jones & Keenan Wynn into the supporting mix & you get near perfection. Film 101 required viewing.
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| 1 | TravelBound | 98 91st |
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Another classic! Hilarious Movie!
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| 1 | cinedriller | 92 90th |
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black and white fun.
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| 1 | DVicknabb | 100 97th |
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I think it's fair to say this is a perfect comedy. Sellers just makes every scene a treat.
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Wiche | 93 97th |
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Just fabulous really. Fantastically critical, satirical with some scenes which really blast you away with pure funniness. Looks like the better slapstick at times. I loved each character too, which were so clichéd, yet so amusing. This is one of the classics everyone should at least watch and will most defenitely like.
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Quicky | 68 55th |
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I'm not sure what everyone seems to find so superb about this movie. Sure it's a satirical look at the Cold War that you're unlikely to forget, but... hmm... Maybe I'll have to watch it a second time some day to better appreciate it.
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| 1 | CinemaVerite | 36 32nd |
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Extremely boring
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avinash | 99 98th |
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44 years, and the film is still fresh. Deliciously dark and funny the whole way through. Great acting, great dialogue, great satire.
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| 1 | antitoxic | 43 53rd |
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Call me idiot. I would love to but no smile here.
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| 1 | Droplet00 | 92 87th |
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A classic blend of baby boomer goofball and social commentary, with many unforgettable Peter Sellers moments and jokes tha come back to you later and make you laugh even more.
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dst7175 | 88 96th |
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THIS MOVIE IS FUNNY AS HELL. THE DUDE RIDING THE BOMB. I WAS LAUGHING SO MUCH. GREAT MOVIE!
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cussot | 100 99th |
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Just delicious. This one will make your precious bodily fluids percolate. Everyone is brilliant in this wreckless, savage comedy that defines "black."
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Gilly | 100 95th |
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A W E S O M E!!!
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UniqueName | 75 47th |
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I know I'm a heretic for saying this, but this movie is not that funny, unless you are still stuck in that era which I guess I wasn't enough to
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Octave | 81 89th |
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superb
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WWallce4prez | 91 97th |
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The satire to end all satires. Scott is wonderful, all three of Sellers are wonderful, and Kubrick succeeds in giving forth one of his less flashy but, equally as effective, masterpieces.
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VeLiKi | 100 92nd |
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Excellence! I was so sure this was some sort of those old (good old?) movies that are considered classics today...but when I started watching it..I just couldn't get my eyes off of it! I laughed, and I laughed hard! The monologues in this movie are great! At the same time insane, but the work of a true genius! Black comedy it is, the theme is very dark, but told in a such a funny way! Love it!
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ABUNCHOFCATS | 95 96th |
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Hilarious satire of the cold war featuring one of Sellers' best performanceses.
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burnmp3s | 98 99th |
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One of the few films that are genuinely terrifying and completely hilarious at the same time. Peter Sellers' performance is a comedic tour de force in multiple roles, and George C. Scott is highly entertaining as well. Rumor has it that Slim Pickens was never told that the film was a comedy, which is fitting considering his role.
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brandt64 | 90 86th |
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I viewed this for the first time after already seeing many of Kubrick's other films, so I was surprised by how different it was. That's not necessarily a negative thing, in fact viewed on its own merits I think it's great. The cast is excellent; every major character is lively, odd, and entertaining. I think its comedic value is overstated, but its general tone of satire and cynicism is amusing. It's a fun, oddball war movie that shouldn't be missed.
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SirStuckey | 75 67th |
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A film I saw as a teenager and liked well enough. I probably would enjoy it more now as an adult but I just haven't had much desire to rewatch it.
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freqflyer | 95 97th |
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Excellent movie. Funny and engaging. Stands up to the test of time.
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Okkervil | 88 94th |
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Wonderful dark satire from the master Kubrick. Sellers is inspirational, and the rest of cast brilliant also. Pure class.
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Bown | 88 88th |
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Strangelove is a little too over-the-top, but other than him this is basically perfection.
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d_drudges | 95 98th |
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Sadly, ridicule couldn't stop the military-industrial complex, but Dr. Strangelove is still very effective even today. There isn't a single performance in the movie that isn't perfect, even though letting Slim Pickens make a complete fool out of himself might have been a little mean. What makes the satire truly great is the fact that most everything in the movie is plausible or only a mild exaggeration (yes, even and especially the bodily fluids stuff).
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| 1 | specific | 10 0th |
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Among the funniest movies in the world, but I hardly finished it :)
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billkerwin | 96 96th |
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A mordant masterpiece.
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payens | 96 99th |
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A masterpiece by every conceivable standard.
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Wezzo | 77 42nd |
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I like Dr. Strangelove, and I can appreciate that it's unquestionably great moviemaking, but it's not really for me. The Cold War isn't a period on which I've ever been any kind of expert, and satire from this era has a track record of not sitting particularly well for me. I laughed sometimes, I enjoyed the film overall, but it's not one I find myself itching to deconstruct, re-watch or discuss.
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stuie299 | 70 33rd |
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Uh the acting was good, and I did crack the occasional smile, but outside of Peter Seller's three characters the main thrust of the film was actually quite boring. Especially the scenes inside the B-52 bomber. Not really the masterpiece I was expecting. Though much of this could simply be because its extremely dated.
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glumpy_99 | 99 97th |
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Wonderful, jet-black comedy; Sellers gives close to the performance(s) of his career (bettered only by BEING THERE); a crackerjack supporting cast fire on all cylinders and never lets up. Especially amusing when taken as a double bill with Lumet's FAIL-SAFE, which takes identical material but plays it absolutely straight. So poker-faced in its delivery at times, it's hard to realise it is being played for laughs, which only underscores the genuine tension and horror of the situation.
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| 1 | arichker | 90 54th |
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hahahahahhahahahaha
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thegreyfox | 50 20th |
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On the basis that Sellers had 3 roles and failed to make me laugh in any of them I count this is a pretty lousy film. It comes over as a British theatre play, coupled with a load of tacked on Pathe News footage of people shooting each other or reading instructions on a plane. As for the ending, the fact that the "alternative ending" was a pie fight meant that Kubrick hadn"t REALLY thought about the (meaning of the) ending ... but just like Vertigo, viewers spend years trying to make sense of it.
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GillSolo | 90 90th |
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This movie is downright hilarious. It is also really well made.
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wyuwyu | 10 2nd |
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Didn't get it at all
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ShaqFilmClub | 90 46th |
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1 Shaqtacular
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guy piranha | 80 90th |
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"gentlemen, you can't fight in here! this is the war room!"
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| 1 | zerwatt | 80 79th |
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best satire ever
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Dumptruk4Lif | 100 97th |
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So much happens in this movie that I'm surprised when there's (still suspenseful, but) moments to take a breather. Every time I watch this, I realize parts of the movie I didn't catch due to how many twists and turns the movie takes, but each handled with such attention and care. The plot is so precisely done that anyone besides Kubrick making this's best result would've been a 3 hour film at the very least. It also manages to be very funny and scary simultaneously, war being run by the insane.
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| 1 | myfavchords | 100 99th |
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Peter Sellers at his best. He gives 3 great performances. Great satire. Kubrick at the top of him game with Slim Pickens on the top of the bomb.
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mattorama12 | 76 80th |
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The phone call between the American and Soviet presidents is comedic genius. Sellers is able to create two hilarious characters through a single-sided phone call. Never ceases to amaze me.
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antidood1 | 90 97th |
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What a strange, hilariously terrifying movie. Underneath all the straight-faced silliness boils an equally straight-faced ridiculous plot. While the plot details are stupid as hell, the overall story is scarily realistic, which is what I mean when I call this movie hilariously terrifying. The people in charge are idiots, but they're the most powerful idiots on earth. Their idiocy is exaggerated compared to real life, but not by much.
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hsncrspywl | 84 74th |
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George C. Scott is a hoot. Still a very funny film, an excellent showcase for Kubrick's photography and framing, but I just find the overextension of the scenes in the aircraft to be a little bit of a drag, so I feel the pace is off, but that could just be a preference for seeing more of the War Room.
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mutter | 80 86th |
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All of the best characters in one movie. Very subtle satire juxtaposed with massively overt satire. Classic.
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Ag0stoMesmer | 5 98th |
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Essential piece on cold war security tactics and the 'logic' behind them.
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dylanwilson6 | 95 98th |
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"The Premier loves surprises". I knew this movie was supposed to be a classic, but for some reason I held off watching it even though I've greatly enjoyed any other Kubrick film I've seen. This is truly a masterpiece and just completely hilarious. Peter Sellers is excellent and so is George C. Scott. This movie has so many timeless images, lines and characters. For a movie that is now 50 years old, it still holds up.
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| 1 | glm01 | 93 99th |
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93.00
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NBD Rab | 100 99th |
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Comedy doesn't get much blacker than this. A biting satire that doesn't bite so much as stab and twist the dagger. Absolutely hilarious and absurd in all the right places. It's astounding they managed to film and release this in the time period they did.
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tarvismhm | 100 99th |
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One of the greatest comedies written: it's dark, funny, suspenseful, and a great drama about the possible end of the world.
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Nick Hamden (Gorgon Reviews) | 80 77th |
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Oh hey Satire, whats up?
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| 1 | bcfilms | 100 97th |
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Fav Comedy. SO good.
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| 1 | briansteel | 90 28th |
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It's clever enough make you wonder if you should laugh or not. Mr. Sellers is a madman in this outrageous black comedy.
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lisa- | 7 92nd |
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undeniably the greatest comedy-satire of them all. every line is pitch-perfect. shout-out to the lampooning of the fluoridation whackjobs. rewatched movember 2015.
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mrarn | 65 86th |
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The senselessness of nuclear warfare and the cold war policies of the '60s get satirized by Kubrick. A fabulous demonstration of versatility by Peter Sellers.
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Chronicler | 98 71st |
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Kubrick's highly satirical look at the cold war; Dr. Strangelove is a hilarious film and definitely worth seeing if you're a fan of Kubrick's work or enjoy political or satirical comedy.
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nilooravaei | 83 63rd |
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completely absurd, and absurdly funny at parts. i personally found it a bit tough to get into at first, but once the plot started rolling along, it became interesting and the pace quickened. i especially enjoyed peter sellers as the president and his interactions with the russian premiere. as for the deeper implications of the film, i must admit i have yet to fully appreciate kubrick as a director. hopefully more of the film (and kubrick's oeuvre) will become clear to me upon repeated viewings.
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MacSwell | 70 60th |
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Kubrick's Cold War satire has many strengths, namely its superb dialogue, but the humour is perhaps too understated and the laughs too sporadic. Scott and Hayden offer terrific supporting roles, and Sellers' Muffley and Mandrake are great fun, but Strangelove himself is a total dud relying on little more than a silly voice. And while the War Room and air base scenes are mostly solid, those inside the bomber are rather dull.
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| 1 | Zipster | 90 81st |
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Dr. Strangelove would've been perfect if he kept in the climactic pie fight. That's true brilliance. Without it, the film truly does feel as if it's missing a final scene.
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philamental | 81 83rd |
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An absolute joy in places with truly top level performances. Sellers give multiple classic performances in a single film but his delivery while breaking the news to Russian Premier 'Dmitri' in the manner of talking to an angry spouse is a truly flawless moment in cinematic comedy history.
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| 1 | equivoke | 80 19th |
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The slapstick writing (characters like, 'Buck Turgidson') can't undermine Kubrick's iconic scenes, as Slim Pickens whoopin' to beat the band, as he rides the big one home. Stanley Kaufman pointed out to me that this film is a comedy, not a satire; its thesis is that if you prevent mankind from self-annihilation one way, it will find another. Sellers is a scream from a Nazi dream.
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boomdiddly | 84 87th |
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A brilliant satire
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| 1 | DavidYates | 95 99th |
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Dark, hilarious, horrifying.
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| 1 | osakacat | 93 95th |
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Duh
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| 1 | kljnsclkn | 80 50th |
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Funny and surprising. It would take a mad man to make such thing during the 60s, at the highest point of cold war. So mesmerizing that sometimes I couldn't even laugh of such absurdity.
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| 1 | bigreddal | 70 20th |
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Makes you want to go back in time to experience this during the war it satirizes.
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skap | 75 47th |
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The obviousness of its message is its greatest weakness. It is also a very good natured film, maybe too much for its subject, but its a matter of taste... The scenes in the War room which are the core of the movie can be seen as an excellent theater play. The shooting at the military base, the endless soarings of the plane seem unnecessary and rather distracting. I wish the movie were purely dialogue driven... Dr Strangelove himself is hilarious.
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| 1 | tonyway814 | 99 51st |
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near flawless in script and execution. love the subversive tone, reflective of the subject matter itself.. super meta dark humor .
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| 1 | Zangin | 100 99th |
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Brilliant satire, phenomenally acted (with Sellers and Scott being standouts among standouts) and perfectly made in the way that Kubrick alone is capable of. One of the greatest films every made.
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buffratings | 97 99th |
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With humor that hinges on the avant-garde and characters that are both downright bizarre and ridiculously over-the-top, this Stanley Kubrick masterpiece highlights the absurdity of the Cold War in the best possible way.
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Xenophule | 8 50th |
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Peter Sellers really makes this movie. The special effects made us giggle, but only because we're used to today's abilities. A very fun story. If you enjoyed Shin Godzilla, you'll like this.
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luord | 80 88th |
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It probably would have resonated with me more had I been born four decades earlier but I can see why it's funny. It's certainly masterfully made.
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| 1 | SoapTastesOk | 100 97th |
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Peter Sellers and a Kubrick gem.
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cetincelik | 100 99th |
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Kubrick'in baş yapıtlarından. Sadece Peter Seller'in değil, diğer oyunculardan da mükemmel performanslar.
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Ceekay19 | 80 81st |
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President Merkin Muffley: "Well now, what happened is... ahm... one of our base commanders, he had a sort of... well, he went a little funny in the head... you know... just a little... funny. And, ah... he went and did a silly thing
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Rexlito | 83 71st |
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A bit overrated, but very ahead of its time.
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| 1 | fordtthe | 100 97th |
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One of the greatest (if not THE greatest) satires about war ever made.
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| 1 | vv238 | 96 99th |
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If there was ever a way to list out what a director was trying to accomplish with their film and how well they actually did, Dr. Strangelove might be high water mark on such a test. It is still the best satire film ever made and everything from the black and white, to the performances, the subject matter, editing, shot composition, and tone are still pitch perfect, more than 50 years later, and represents the most complete film Kubrick made.
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TheLigerBomb | 92 86th |
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Tremendously witty and entertaining. Kubrick's sense of humor is a refreshing outlook on a fearful time.
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| 1 | napolenbrady | 100 99th |
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100.00 - 101
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| 1 | clockworks | 68 55th |
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I get this is a classic movie, but its hard to relate to its background
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DawdlingPoet | 80 81st |
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This is quite witty & is a good bit of political satire. I liked how the various people, representing different aspects of the US (the military etc.) and other nationalities, are put together in close quarters in the war room, which inevitably lead to clashes. Its not the sort of film that offers lots of immediate laughs but I appreciated the quirky characters and there are some rather amusing pieces of dialogue, one famous quote being 'Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the war room!'.
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| 1 | SolomonBurrr | 88 91st |
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88.3
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| 1 | c4e5g3d5 | 100 97th |
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My diaphragm barely survived. Ever heard of Chekhov's Gun? Watch this movie with it in mind; it's taken very literally.
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| 1 | dogeatmoon | 97 99th |
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Near-perfect satire. Hilarious and one of Kubrick's best.
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WalterMitty | 85 84th |
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After almost 60 years this movie is satirically realist that hurts. Love to see that Dr. Strangelove's improvisation put an involuntary smile on the other actors' faces. Maybe it's the less Kubrik-al movie of all Kubrik's works (cinematrographically speaking) but remains a must watch even just for the great screenplay management
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EsperHart | 100 86th |
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https://esperwatchesfilms.tumblr.com/post/648185026013528064/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying
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| 1 | HeyNiceFilm | 77 38th |
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I would have enjoyed this movie if I was watching it during the peak of the cold war tensions. It would have resonated harder and some of the references would have made the satire more palatable. As it were, I view it more of a sort of parody than satire. It starts off serious enough where you wonder where the 'sarcasm' is, exactly. Either way, still can't believe this lands on some 'Funniest Films of All-Time!' lists. It's cute but hardly had any laugh-out-loud-belly laughs for me.
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SoAverage | 100 99th |
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Very clever and ironic. It's one of my favourite films of all time.
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Tuwanda | 100 90th |
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Why don't we hear, see, read more about Peter Sellers?!? The man was a genius. That is all.
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