Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Name: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1964-01-29
Rating: 8.4

January 29, 1964· 1h 35m

Comedy War

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

Cast

Peter Sellers George C. Scott Sterling Hayden Keenan Wynn Slim Pickens Peter Bull +16 more ↓

Cinemagraphs Score8.4

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.

Audience Sentiment

Overall8.4

1 — Hated it5 — Neutral10 — Masterpiece

Critics

8+ Great

6-8 Good

<6 Poor

4 reviews·Last updated 13d ago

Peak Moment

Enter Dr. Strangelove

9.2at 52m

Lowest Moment

Calling the Kremlin

7.9at 45m

Biggest Swing

The introduction of Dr. Strangelove creates the film's highest peak after a brief lull during the Kremlin phone call sequence

Critics consistently praised Peter Sellers' triple performance and the film's satirical brilliance, with particular acclaim for the Dr. Strangelove character and iconic bomb-riding finale. While some found the comedy more intellectually amusing than laugh-out-loud funny, reviewers universally recognized it as a masterful satire of Cold War paranoia.

4 reviews analyzed|Sources: Tmdb