The Dictator (2012)
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Make way for Aladeen.
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
- Released: 2012-05-15
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 23m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 6,631 votes
Directed by Larry Charles.
Top cast
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Aladeen / Efawadh
- Ben Kingsley as Tamir
- Anna Faris as Zoey
- Jason Mantzoukas as Nadal
- Sayed Badreya as Omar
- Adeel Akhtar as Maroush
- Aasif Mandvi as Doctor
- Rizwan Manji as Patient
- Rocky Citron as Baby Aladeen
- Liam Campora as Aladeen Age 6
Where to watch The Dictator
- United States: stream on Paramount Plus Essential; watch free on Hoopla; rent on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Zee5, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Stan; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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