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Blistering satire from Veep creator Armando Iannucci chronicling the aftermath of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's death in 1953. Stars Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor and Olga Kurylenko. More
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Directed by Armando Iannucci
2017Rating: MA15+, Strong coarse language106 minsFrance, UK
Comedy
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The Death of Stalin | Reviews
95%252 reviews
The inclusion of Michael Palin in Armando Iannucci's film brings to mind the terrifying character the Monty Python legend played in Brazil, Terry Gilliam’s wonderful 1980s satire of Orwellian angst and banality of evil fuckery. Full review If only the end result were as funny as the idea that anyone would undertake a film about the turmoil surrounding the Soviet despot's demise. Full review A frighteningly funny satire that finds humour in historical horror. Watch and feel better about the world. Full review A riotous farce of doublespeak and plotting laced with moments of bitumen-black horror. Full review The Death Of Stalin is superbly cast, and acted with icy and ruthless force by an A-list lineup. There are no weak links. Each has a plum role; each squeezes every gorgeous horrible drop.Flicks, Paul Casserly
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Simply superb satire and one of 2018's must-see movies.
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Screen Daily
Master satirist Armando Iannucci's new film is ostensibly a comedy, but the laughs don't come easy and the jokes are often laced with malice and paranoia.
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New Zealand Herald
There's a nagging sense of something sour in your popcorn, a whiff of guilt at every chuckle.
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Newsroom
It's not as gut-bustingly laugh-out-loud funny as you'd expect, but the underplaying covers the whole thing in a leering menace that's hard to shake.
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Hollywood Reporter
It will more than satisfy Iannucci's fans at arthouses; here's hoping we don't have to wait another eight years to see the director's next film.
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FilmInk
Some genuinely hilarious set ups and a nice mixture of farce and other styles of comedy.
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Empire Magazine
Iannucci's brand of political satire is applied to one of the darkest chapters in modern history, with sensational results.
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The Death of Stalin is available to stream in Australia now on Stan and Google Play and Apple TV and Ritz at Home and Prime Video Store.