The Death of Stalin fingerprintVery funny, immersive world, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Emotionally reserved
Plenty of satire and dark humor
Politics, history, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, dialogue, and direction
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Death of Stalin is calm and low-intensity.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Plenty of satire and dark humor
Expect plenty of satire and dark humor.
Politics, history, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around politics, history, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, dialogue, and direction
The performances, dialogue, and direction stand out.
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The Death of Stalin is included with a subscription to Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount+, and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 88). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and violence.
1 h 47 min
The Death of Stalin runs 1 h 47 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Death of Stalin higher (91) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $13 million to make and earned $25 million worldwide, 1.9 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Belgium, Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States.
+38GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Death of Stalin in 52 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 229 storytelling tropes for The Death of Stalin, including Understatement, Meaningful Background Event, Alliterative Name.
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