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The Death of Stalin
2017
· Movie
· 107 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1141
- IMDb #1484
- Google retired #1484
- Rotten Tomatoes #953
- Metacritic #439
- Letterboxd #1110
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #479
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1780
- Metacritic Critics #244
- Metacritic Audience #1335
- Criticker #984
- Kinopoisk #2950
- AlloCiné #1883
- Trakt #1776
Every rating
58–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 91, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1953 Moscow, the members of the Soviet dictator's inner council plunge into a frantic power struggle immediately after his death. They resort to backstabbing, paranoia, and farcical maneuvering as they each try to seize control of the government and avoid being purged by their rivals in this political satire.
Details
- Director
- Armando Iannucci
- Writers
- Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Fabien Nury, Ian Martin
- Based on
- The Death of Stalin by Fabien Nury
- Studio
- Gaumont, Quad Productions, Main Journey, France 3 Cinéma
- Released
- 20 October 2017
- Country
- Belgium, Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $13.0M
- Box office
- $24.6M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 12 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →5 wins from 17 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| European Film Awards 2018 | Best Comedy | The Death of Stalin | Winner |
| British Academy Film Award 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, and David Schneider | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Award 2017 | Outstanding British Film | The Death of Stalin | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2017 | Best Screenplay | Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, & Ian Martin | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Simon Russell Beale | Winner |
| British Independent Film Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Steve Buscemi | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Andrea Riseborough | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2017 | Best Costume Design | Suzie Harman | Nominee |
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British Independent Film Awards
13 nominations, 4 won
| Best Casting | Sarah Crowe | Winner |
| Best Make Up & Hair Design | Nicole Stafford | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Cristina Casali | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Simon Russell Beale | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | The Death of Stalin | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Suzie Harman | Nominee |
| Best Director | Armando Iannucci | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Peter Lambert | Nominee |
| Best Effects | Nominee | |
| Best Music | Christopher Willis | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, & Ian Martin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Steve Buscemi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Andrea Riseborough | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedy | The Death of Stalin | Winner |
British Academy Film Award
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, and David Schneider | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | The Death of Stalin | Nominee |
Magritte Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | The Death of Stalin | Nominee |