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

1964 Stanley Kubrick 1h 35m

Comedy War

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.

Cast

Peter Sellers Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove

George C. Scott General 'Buck' Turgidson

Sterling Hayden Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper

Keenan Wynn Colonel Bat Guano

Slim Pickens Major "King" Kong

Peter Bull Botschafter De Sadesky

James Earl Jones Lt. Lothar Zogg

Tracy Reed Miss Scott

Where to Watch

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Vibes

Curious Darkly Funny Critic Favorite

The Filmatic Record No. 92 in The Filmatic 100

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Wag the Dog 1997

Political satire that aged too well. We should be worried. Watch as a double feature

The Great Dictator 1940

Laughing at monsters. Two comedians who looked at humanity's worst impulses and found them hilarious. Watch as a double feature

Thank You for Smoking 2005

Smooth talkers destroying the world. Two satires about men who could sell anything, including annihilation. Watch as a double feature

The Death of Stalin 2017

Political absurdity. Two films about the most powerful people in the world being the most ridiculous. Watch as a double feature