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The Dictator

Release Date: May 16, 2012
Rated: Strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images
Runtime: 1 hr. 23 min.
Genres: Comedy
Director:Larry Charles
Cast:Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Sayed Badreya, Jason Mantzoukas. Full cast + crew

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Comic Sacha Baron Cohen re-teams with director Larry Charles (Borat, Bruno) for this satirical tale of an oppressive, democracy-hating dictator and a goatherder (both played by Cohen) whose misadventures in America lead to a series of outrageous culture clashes. Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, and Curb Your Enthusiasm's J.B. Smoove co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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gotta see it! by mike_mrstik
Some friends and myself (all guys) went to see this..it was by far one of the funniest movies i've ever seen. Definitely not a movie to take a girl to on a...

No Go by zohreh1486
I'm a huge fan and this movie was a complete let down...