Movies Like The Dictator (2012)

The Dictator is a 2012 comedy film from Larry Charles with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian.

Comedy

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

7.8

MagicScore

Life of Brian

1979

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

7.8

MagicScore

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

1982

In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the small people who find a leader in the person of Ben-Hur Marcel.

6.1

MagicScore

Josie and the Pussycats

2001

Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.

5.8

MagicScore

Tropic Thunder

2008

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

6.7

MagicScore

Wristcutters: A Love Story

2007

Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip to find her.

7.0

MagicScore

Street Fighter

1994

Colonel Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.

4.7

MagicScore

The Interpreter

2005

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.

6.3

MagicScore

The Beautician and the Beast

1997

A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War. In 1960, the UN became the stage for a political earthquake as the struggle for independence in the Congo put the world on high alert. The newly independent nation faced its first coup d'état, orchestrated by Western forces and Belgium, which were reluctant to relinquish control over their resource-rich former colony. The US tried to divert attention by sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the African continent. In 1961, Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba was brutally assassinated, silencing a key voice in the fight against colonialism; his death was facilitated by Belgian and CIA operatives. Musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach took action, denouncing imperialism and structural racism. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev intensified his criticism of the US, highlighting the racial barriers that characterized American society.

7.6

MagicScore

#11

Shooting Dogs

2006

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

Green Zone

2010

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that threatens to invert the purpose of their mission.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

Private Benjamin

1980

A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

My Cousin Vinny

1992

Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!

7.5

MagicScore

#15

Sausage Party

2016

Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

The Internship

2013

Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Kung Fu Yoga

2017

Two professors team up to locate a lost treasure and embark on an adventure that takes them from a Tibetan ice cave to Dubai, and to a mountain temple in India.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

Syriana

2005

The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Supermarket Woman

1996

A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Watchmen

2009

In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Dictator?

The top films similar to The Dictator by MovieMagicScore are Monty Python and the Holy Grail (7.8), Life of Brian (7.8), Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (6.1). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Dictator worth watching?

The Dictator holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 6,162 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Dictator?

The Dictator (2012) is a comedy film directed by Larry Charles, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Anna Faris.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Dictator?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Dictator

This ranked list pairs The Dictator (2012), a comedy film from Larry Charles, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sacha Baron Cohen take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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