AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

BasicLogic So you guys used the death of Stalin to get even of what you guys used to scared to death how and when and what the Soviet Russia might have done to the West and especially the European countries under his iron-clad dictatorship? You guys finally got the chance to ridicule all those clowns around this tyrant and by means of a dramatized film. You think the most fearful Communist country was once administered and controlled by these clown-like peers? The so-called long and endless "Kill List" drafted by Beria, the executioner and the butcher's assistant, who carried it out for Stalin, but after the passing of Joseph Stalin, "he had been defeated by an anti-Beria coalition (led by Georgy M. Malenkov, Vyacheslav M. Molotov, and Nikita S. Khrushchev). He was arrested, deprived of his government and party posts, and publicly accused of being an "imperialist agent" and of conducting "criminal antiparty and antistate activities." Convicted of these charges at his trial in December 1953, Beria was immediately executed." So you British film makers could use Stalin's and the turmoil aftermath to draft up such ridiculous film to make even of the scare-shit-less fact how you guys feared 24/7/365? The logic of you guys' thinking is obviously impaired beyond remedy. How the most fearful Communist nation in the world was once administered by such bunch of clowns and scared you guys to death? By dreaming up such a political farce was just like doing a DIY masturbation, trying to holistically heal an half-century nightmare. This film is not even qualified as a "political comedy" but a childish "political farce". If you have the least sanity and I.Q., you should pass it by all means.

White_Prophet I understand that this kind of humor works for many people, but unfortunately I am not one of them. I may have chuckled a few times, and I did like Jason Isaacs quite a bit when he made his appearance, but overall I didn't enjoy this movie at all. I do not think it's a bad film- I understand the political satire and the intent of the humor, it just wasn't quite my tempo. I knew that this wasn't a movie for me from the first 15 minutes, so I do applaud myself for being patient enough to actually see it through 'til the end.

Pjtaylor-96-138044 There are some genuine laughs to be had when this historical satire leans into its farcical, sometimes slightly absurdist, nature or allows the incompetent clambers and random observations of its characters to pierce through its striking period-accuracy but 'The Death Of Stalin (2017)' is also a pretty dark picture that paints a detailed vision of back-stabbing, blood-shed and brutality under the guise of a political party aiming to clean-up after one of history's most ruthless dictators. It's a scenario that seems scarily close to home - despite the many years since its occurrence - and proves that horror and comedy aren't all that far apart. It is precisely because the piece renders its very real events so very realistically - only taking significant liberties in the way it condenses the narrative - that it works so well. Even without the humour, this would've been a brilliant historical drama. With it, however, it's elevated to a new level, one that allows it to be easily accessed by all and makes its most dire of moments slightly more digestible while also lampooning the decisions and mindsets behind them, which are both often incredibly hypocritical and counter-intuitive. It's surprising that nobody has made a flick about this period of history before, as it is so thematically rich and ripe with drama. The fact that it has been given the subtle, satirical and intelligent treatment it has makes it all the more engaging and, surprisingly, entertaining, despite the weight that comes with knowing pretty much all of it actually happened. 7/10

kingsj81 As a fan of the thick of it I expected a lot better from this movie as it falls far short of the series that Ianucci (deservedly) derives his notoriety from.This standalone movie offers nothing new, feeling very similar to a Peter Sellers movie but decades out of date.It's not hilarious, it's not original, it's not informative and doesn't even get you thinking.With so much farce going on in the real world (Trump, Brexit, Trade wars) perhaps satire is finally too close to the truth to be novel or interesting.That said, it is nice to see something other than superhero movies. Perhaps that's why it gets such a high rating. Everyone has been waiting for something high-brow for so long they celebrate this movie undeservedly.The Emperor is naked. This isn't as high-brow as you're led to think.