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  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Cinedigm Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Cinedigm Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary When political turmoil forces a British-Caribbean dictator, General Anton Vincent (Michael Caine), to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal, a rebellious teenage girl (Odeya Rush) in suburban America, and teaches her how to start a revolution and overthrow the "mean girls" in her high school.

Directed By: Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Cinedigm Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Cinedigm Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 30 m
Dear Dictator
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
44
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary When political turmoil forces a British-Caribbean dictator, General Anton Vincent (Michael Caine), to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal, a rebellious teenage girl (Odeya Rush) in suburban America, and teaches her how to start a revolution and overthrow the "mean girls" in her high school.

Directed By: Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
44
25% Positive
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
44
25% Positive
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
25% Negative
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80
Mar 12, 2018
Playful, irreverent and unafraid to be politically incorrect, the pair script with assurance and direct with stylish understatement, pairing character and physical comedy to entertaining effect.
By Justin Lowe FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 16, 2018
The just-shy-of-great teen comedy Dear Dictator is the rare high-concept coming-of-age story with enough warmth and smart-ass charm to (hopefully!) make it accessible for a fairly wide cross-section of moviegoers.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 15, 2018
Pleasant enough to watch, even innocuous, Dear Dictator is something that gets worse the more you think about it.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 15, 2018
Simultaneously preposterous and dull, Dear Dictator is the kind of movie where music and wardrobe choices — like the mean girls’ stridently visible underwear — substitute for character.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 14, 2018
Although the filmmakers name-check and appear to draw inspiration from Mean Girls, they’ve missed the mark on truly biting satire, leaving Dear Dictator toothless and silly.
By Tatiana Craine FULL REVIEW
38
Mar 12, 2018
The potential comic absurdities of the premise are squandered as soon as the film settles into a tepid coming-of-age tale.
By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW
20
Mar 15, 2018
The cast, including Jason Biggs as a dorky social studies teacher, does what it can with the toothless, painfully unfunny, thoroughly unconvincing material. How some movies get made is truly a mystery.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

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Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
4.7
18% Positive
2 Ratings
45% Mixed
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36% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
4.7
18% Positive
2 Ratings
45% Mixed
5 Ratings
36% Negative
4 Ratings

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Production Company Hector Coup, Defiant Pictures, Aloe Entertainment, Bluegrass Pictures, WYSJ Media, Digital Ignition Entertainment, Hindsight Media, Tunnel Post, Wicked Magic Productions
Release Date Mar 16, 2018
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline She thought she was a rebel...Until she met a real one
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