What is the iRankMovies score for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?

Name: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Genre: comedy, war
Released: 1964
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 8.3

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb has an iRankMovies score of 89.6/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

The hot-line suspense comedy.

Release:1964

Runtime:1h 35m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Stanley Kubrick

Language:English

Genre

ComedyWar

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Keywords

Usa PresidentGeneralCold WarStrategic Air CommandDark ComedyNuclear MissileSatireBlack And White

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.3/10· 549K votes

Rotten Tomatoes98%

Metacritic97%

TMDb8.121/10· 6K votes

With 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.3/10 on IMDb and 97/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.

Cast of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Peter Sellers
as Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott
as General 'Buck' Turgidson
Sterling Hayden
as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Keenan Wynn
as Colonel Bat Guano
Slim Pickens
as Major "King" Kong
Peter Bull
as Botschafter De Sadesky
James Earl Jones
as Lt. Lothar Zogg
Tracy Reed
as Miss Scott
J
Jack Creley
as Mr. Staines
F
Frank Berry
as Lt. Dietrich
Robert O'Neil
as Adm. Randolph
Glenn Beck
as Lt. Kivel

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb facts

Budget: $1.8M
Box office: $9.5M

Our take on Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Kubrick's 1964 satire turns nuclear apocalypse into the blackest of comedies: a rogue general triggers Armageddon while a war room of bumbling leaders fails to stop it. Savage, absurd and terrifyingly plausible, it remains the definitive Cold War farce. If its gallows humour and political bite landed for you, Chaplin's The Great Dictator, M*A*S*H and Jojo Rabbit share its talent for finding the ridiculous inside catastrophe.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Audacious dark comedy uses absurdism to satirize nuclear war anxieties brilliantly
•Multifaceted performances showcase range from comedic to menacing character portrayals seamlessly
•Incisive political commentary remains relevant examining institutional bureaucracy and irrationality

What the audience disliked

•Rapid-fire satire sometimes undermines dramatic weight of potentially serious scenarios
•Bleak perspective on human nature and government offers minimal hope or optimism