The Death of Stalin

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History
10/20/2017
107
R

In the Kremlin, no one can hear you scheme

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?

Revenue:
$24,600,000
Budget:
$13,000,000

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  • Mex5150

    An interesting, but somewhat worrying docudrama look at the United Kingdom if Comrade Corbyn ever came to power.

    February 25, 2018
  • Ruuz

    Pretty genuinely funny, which I was not expecting. A great one for me and my roommate with a hammer and sickle tattoo to watch together.

    Final rating: - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

    March 9, 2018
  • inspectors71

    Oh, Lordy, how close were these characters to the real people? If you want to learn how illegitimate governments use and abuse power, this is your movie. Forget Seven Days in May, Downfall, All the President's Men, etc. This black-hearted comedy is about the machinations of the Politburo (or whatever these cunning clowns called themselves) to carve up power at the end of the reign of the 2nd worst mass murderer of all time, Josef Stalin. The callous disregard for the most basic respect for human life leaves one horrified, but the machine-gun delivery of snide and snark between these murderous clowns makes you squirm on the sofa. You know who the "good guys" are which, in itself, shows that same disrespect for human life. You feel conf...

    May 26, 2023

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