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Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale). But as they bumble, brawl, and backstab their way to the top, just who is running the government?

2018 · 1h 46m

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The Death of Stalin

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Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale). But as they bumble, brawl, and backstab their way to the top, just who is running the government?

COMMON SENSE

Language, violence in amazing, absurd historical comedy.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8
Reviews 254
Fresh 239
Rotten 15

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Studio
IFC Films
Released
2018
Run Time
1 hr 46 min
Rated
R for language throughout, violence and some sexual references.
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium
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Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), English (Canada)
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.