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Summary
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 57Audiences 59GoodWatch 58
Metascore58
Tomatometer56%
IMDb6.5
User score6.5
Letterboxd · 586 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score45%
Box office
2.8×its budget
- Budget
- $65 M
- Worldwide
- $179 M
Worldwide it earned $114 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −17 min on the typical 100
typical 10083Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 70 countries, rent or buy in 39 more
+60Released
2012
May 15, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
HebrewMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 95 more135 people
- Sacha Baron CohenAladeen / Efawadh
- Ben KingsleyTamir
- Anna FarisZoey
- Jason MantzoukasNadal
- Sayed BadreyaOmar
- Adeel AkhtarMaroush
- Aasif MandviDoctor
- Rizwan ManjiPatient
- RCRocky CitronBaby Aladeen
Liam CamporaAladeen Age 6
Rick ChambersNewscaster Voiceover (voice)- EMElsayed MohamedWadiyan Olympic Official
Horatio SanzAide on Balcony
Elena GoodeVirgin Guard
Nazanin HomaVirgin Guard- DJDawn JacksonVirgin Guard
Victoria BeltranVirgin Guard
Danielle BurgioVirgin Guard
Dominique DiCaprioVirgin Guard
Aja FraryVirgin Guard
Fred MelamedHead Nuclear Scientist
Cuco UsínAssassin
Megan FoxSelf
Joey SlotnickHomeless Man
Directing · 5
- Larry Charles Director
- Joseph P. Reidy First Assistant Director
- Matt Lake Second Second Assistant Director
- Eva Z. Cabrera Script Supervisor
- John Silvestri Second Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Sacha Baron Cohen Screenplay, Producer
- Jeff Schaffer Screenplay, Producer
- David Mandel Screenplay, Producer
- Alec Berg Screenplay, Producer
Production · 29
- Adam McKay Executive Producer
- Dan Mazer Executive Producer
- Peter Baynham Executive Producer
- Mari-Jo Winkler Executive Producer
- Scott Rudin Producer
- Anthony Hines Producer
Camera · 23
- Lawrence Sher Director of Photography
- Melinda Sue Gordon Still Photographer
- Bruce MacCallum Camera Operator
- Hans Bjerno Aerial Director of Photography
- Louis Sabat Dolly Grip
- Nicholas Kay Digital Imaging Technician
Editing · 6
- Eric Kissack Editor
- Greg Hayden Editor
- James Thomas Additional Editing
- Laura Steiger Assistant Editor
- Steven Trapani Assistant Editor
- James Andrykowski First Assistant Editor
Sound · 27
- Erran Baron Cohen Original Music Composer
- Andrew DeCristofaro Supervising Sound Editor
- Michael Payne Supervising Sound Editor
- Beau Borders Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Alicia Stevenson Foley Artist
- Chris Navarro ADR Mixer
Art · 27
- Victor Kempster Production Design
- Debra Schutt Set Decoration
- Greg Berry Supervising Art Director
- J. Todd Anderson Storyboard Artist
- Nithya Shrinivasan Assistant Art Director
- Hinju Kim Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 23
- Jeffrey Kurland Costume Design
- Jason Alper Costume Design
- David Presto Prosthetic Supervisor
- Mitchell Travers Assistant Costume Designer
- Naomi Donne Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Jasen Joseph Sica Hair Department Head
Visual Effects · 3
- Eric J. Robertson Visual Effects Supervisor
- Wesley Barker Visual Effects Coordinator
- Lori J. Nelson Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 7
- Jason Velez Electrician
- Jay Fortune Chief Lighting Technician
- Brian McClean Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Mike Jackson Electrician
- Katelyn Perez Electrician
- Duane Chan-Shue Electrician
Other crew · 47
- Alex Daniels Stunt Coordinator
- Seth Rogen Thanks
- Isla Fisher Thanks
- Evan Goldberg Thanks
- Matt Stone Thanks
- John Cenatiempo Stunts
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