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The Death of Stalin

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When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government? From TMDB

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  • Chocobone💀Skare🎺Paradie🪦 @chocoboskaparadise.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2026

    Watched The Death of Stalin again tonight. A dark comedy with some absolute powerhouse performances. Worth checking out if you like absurdist but grounded historical stuff. Armando Iannucci is one of those writers/directors that doesn't get enough credit for his work. Great film!

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  • Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 28, 2026

    This is like the over the top kissing up to Stalin in the movie, The Death of Stalin! But that was a comedy - this is real life today at Lindsey Graham's funeral service where Hannity uses Graham's death to praise Trump!

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  • ⛈️(bobby bag) @firstnamebob.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 7, 2026

    #AprilMovieChallenge #Moviesky 4/7 - communist in a movie The Death of Stalin (2017) Director: Armando Iannucci I saw this for the first time last year and I have no idea what took me so long. Ridiculous with a stellar cast.

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  • Mike @ldnmike.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2025

    The Death of Stalin is on IPlayer. If you’ve not seen it, it’s absolutely worth a watch. It’s written and directed by Armando Iannucci, who also did The Thick of It, VEEP, Alan Partridge, The Day Today, etc etc. If you like satire you’ll love this film.

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  • Rick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 27, 2024

    I cannot stress enough how important it is to watch The Death Of Stalin, a movie that really understands how much everyone in the orbit of power fuckin hates each other

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  • Monkey One @vitruvianmonkey.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 10, 2026

    The Death of Stalin is both a dudes suck and dudes rock movie.

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  • Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 21, 2026

    A reminder to myself to bank an essay on THE DEATH OF STALIN. You have to be prepared in the movie criticism business.

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  • ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2025

    Comfort film: "The Death of Stalin"

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  • Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 19, 2025

    I have been using the movie "The Death of Stalin" as my mental model for what will happen when Trump dies or is removed from office, but it looks like it's happening now.

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  • Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2025

    Thanks to whoever noted that The Death Of Stalin was on iPlayer. I'd not seen it before: a 10/10 film.

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  • Gary Chun @garychun.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2025

    There's no better time than now to revisit @aiannucci.bsky.social’s masterful political satire The Death of Stalin, now streaming on Hulu. From @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/mzs/30-minut...

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  • Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 6, 2025

    A deleted scene from the movie The Death of Stalin

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  • Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    You know how The Death of Stalin condenses a few months of events into a week or so for the sake of pacing? If you made a movie where this happened days after Bezos spent $75 million on a fancam of the First Lady people would assume that's what you were doing.

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  • Qsy @qsy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 16, 2025

    Watching the last samurai, which hardcore buys into japanese nationalist romanticisation of samurai and their bushido, and then Kubi, a movie by Takeshi Kitano that's pretty much the Death of Stalin but with Oda Nobunaga it's -chef's kiss-

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  • Frigadae @frigadae.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 22, 2026

    Aurafarming like how Georgy Zhukov (from the film The Death of Stalin) does it. Artfight attack for @arasquawks.bsky.social

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  • Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2025

    I’m not claiming that Jason Issacs’ first few moments as General Zhukov in ‘The Death Of Stalin’ stand in any objective way as the greatest scene in movie history. But as far as I’m concerned, they darn well do. Absolute, concentrated, unadulterated joy.

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  • Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2025

    He's a good bloke, ain't he? And not just because his favourite movie is The Death of Stalin. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...

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  • Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2025

    If Trump has a stroke or something we're gonna be living the movie "The Death of Stalin." bsky.app/profile/fint...

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  • Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 20, 2026

    Historical film & TV is made for audiences now, & has to work with their expectations – even if it subverts them. A film like The Death of Stalin not only subverts accent conventions but turns them into character signifiers – making it perhaps less immersive, but even funnier.

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  • Tyler Blake @tyblake.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 11, 2025

    Imagine the movie The Death of Stalin but 200% dumber

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  • Julia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2025

    every now and then I watch The Death of Stalin both because it’s an incredible movie and as an act of sympathetic magic

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  • Clowder Concierge @antman013.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2025

    Every time I see the Oval Office photo ops, with all the ass-kissers fully puckered up, I am reminded of the wonderful film, "The Death of Stalin". They're all just waiting for the senile fat fuck to croak, and are positioning themselves accordingly.

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  • Sam @sammarroy.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2025

    Unironically the movie The Death of Stalin lays out exactly how it will go, except there are no Khrushchevs or Zhukovs, just Beriyas

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  • Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    Many thanks to @mariephillips.bsky.social for posting about this very, very unusual interview with a very, very unusual actor. My only regret is that his film-stealing turn as Marshal Zhukov in The Death of Stalin is not discussed. Other than that - just magnificent.

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  • Boo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.comBluesky · Aug 30, 2025

    If, by some chance, Trump actually is dead, what's happening behind closed doors in Washington right now is making THE DEATH OF STALIN look like a Bergman film.

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  • Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zoneBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    A gal who, when asked what her favorite comic-book movie is, confidently replies “The Death of Stalin”

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  • GOD SUEDE YOU! BLACK EMPEROR @suede.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2025

    From what I've heard, as soon as he drops dead, the movie The Death Of Stalin is going to become an accurate portrayal of TWO major world events

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  • Bryan Schott @schotthappens.comBluesky · Sep 2, 2025

    Watching the 2017 movie “The Death of Stalin” for no particular reason.

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  • Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2025

    For absolutely no particular reason, just totally random, I’ve been thinking about the movie The Death of Stalin where even as they carry his corpse, they are careful not to offend him.

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  • DEAD TEENAGERS out now in paperback @judedoyle.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2026

    If you are in the mood to watch a very un/comforting movie about how dipshit dictators eventually die but the monsters and fools of their inner circle continue to enforce the systems of violence they created, THE DEATH OF STALIN is streaming

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  • Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.socialBluesky · May 10, 2025

    I get that re: McKay! I think the mood board I have in mind for these films would be like a combo of the Big Short, Ocean’s 11, The Cohen Brothers, the Death of Stalin, The Social Network, etc. Thanks for the pope movie rec!

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  • Julia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2026

    everybody should watch The Death of Stalin it’s my Emotional Support Movie right now

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  • Paul Gowder @gowder.ioBluesky · Dec 6, 2025

    If you haven't watched The Death of Stalin, it's a hilarious movie... but perhaps also prophetic?

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  • Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 19, 2025

    btw, the film The Death of Stalin is on IPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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  • McDaragh @mcdaragh.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2024

    The Death of Stalin is also a much better movie than the comic it was based on.

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  • Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zoneBluesky · Aug 2, 2025

    Ahem, we all know the best comic book movie is either THE DEATH OF STALIN or (if you count collected editions of comic strips) THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COL. BLIMP

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  • Adam P Knave @adampknave.comBluesky · Dec 23, 2025

    Think I'll rewatch The Death of Stalin today. No reason, in these specific times, to think of that film. None at all. Buncha fucking idjit screw-ups running a government. No reason at all it should be on my mind. None.

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  • Josiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2025

    "The Death of Stalin" is an amazing movie and I can't believe I missed it the first time around. I have not laughed that hard in a long time. And it is especially interesting to watch in Our Current Moment, Times Being What They Are.

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  • Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2026

    Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Death of Stalin) joins The Best Movie Series Ever

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  • Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 21, 2026

    I mean, I'm just assuming we'd get the events of the Death of Stalin film but more ridiculous. The real question is which cabinet member Jason Isaacs would do an excellent job of hamming it up as?

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  • Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2026

    Last night, as a spiritual act to try to manifest the change I want to see in the world, I watched THE DEATH OF STALIN. This movie is devastatingly funny. It reminded us of Brexit when it came out but now has other connotations, what with the scheming viziers and crass morons. Great movie.

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  • Pazuzus fathers brothers nephews cousins former roommate @mark-80.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 5, 2026

    #NowWatching The Death of Stalin (2017) Dir: @aiannucci.bsky.social

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  • Preacher from the Black Lagoon @revpoppop.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 6, 2025

    Why yes, I am thinking about the 2017 film “The Death of Stalin” based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name. Why do you ask?

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  • Joe Hill @rogerbane.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 6, 2025

    The Death of Stalin is my favorite movie, a masterpiece, hilarious and grim at the same time.

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  • Party Subs🥪🚦 @partysubs.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2025

    MOVIE NIGHT The Death of Stalin (2017)

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  • chbarts @chbarts.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 16, 2024

    The proper film/series about the Nazi government would be a dark comedy version of "The Thick Of It" plus "The Death Of Stalin" with horrible scenes set in the actual fighting for counterpoint. This probably does not have an audience, of course.

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  • Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    The movie I wanted to see was sold out, but I was already at the theatre so I figured I might as well see the historical drama they were showing... The Death of Stalin

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  • penny-pink.bsky.social @penny-pink.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2025

    It has real vibes of the Death Of Stalin film. Good

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  • Michael Glasper @michaelglasper.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2023

    It should be pointed out, and for the record, that The Death of Stalin is a fucking remarkable film.

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  • Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2025

    I'm just flashing back to the Death of Stalin movie.

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  • AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2024

    Marshal Zhukov cruelly bullying people into enacting their will is exactly what anyone would expect if they were either close followers of the AskHistorians projects or devotees of the classic film "The Death of Stalin"

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  • Catie R ✰ @c-rowles.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2025

    watched “The Death of Stalin” tonight for the first time. Really, really good movie and satire with wobbly historical accuracy, brutally funny (emphasis on brutal), and filled with actors with wonderfully interesting faces that are fun to watch emote. All Hail Steve Buscemi. ⭐️ 👏

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  • Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 6, 2025

    Honestly, right now, The Death Of Stalin counts as an uplifting feel-good movie.

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  • Mike @mbeau1985.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2026

    Makes me think of the movie “The Death of Stalin”…only it’ll be more pathetic however possibly quite funny because it’s a clown car idiots in his cabinet right now and they’re sure to do many stupid things 😂

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  • Gene Ha creator of 2026 IL Reads pick MAE The Definitive Edition @geneha.comBluesky · Dec 16, 2025

    My wife and I have decided that our big holiday movie nights this year will be Billy Wilder's The Apartment, and The Death of Stalin. I know Stalin died in the Spring, but it's the feel-good celebration I need this season! www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9eA...

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  • K. Cook & Cats, Co. @iamkaymichelle.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2026

    Okay! This one comes highly recommended by @jamielittleflower.bsky.social: 2017 political black-comedy film The Death of Stalin, from Armando Iannucci, based on a graphic novel, La Mort de Staline. Buscemi plays Kruschev, which was what hooked me. Here goes! Stay tuned as we #LiveSky 🤓 #FilmSky 📽️

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  • Tom Marcinko @tommarcinko.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    It's the movie for our times, THE DEATH OF STALIN is.

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  • Night of the Living Dave @aferaldavid.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2025

    everyone is rewatching the Death of Stalin for no reason. Just a fun movie to have on.

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  • PhoenixWomanMN @phoenixwomanmn.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 7, 2025

    An Epstein coverup strategy meeting without Trump or his viceroy Stephen Miller? Hmmm. Sounds like the machinations of the various factions in the film The Death of Stalin. Except Trump/Stalin isn't dead. Yet. 🧵

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  • yorkdukeyork.bsky.social @yorkdukeyork.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 1, 2025

    Ah, I remember The Death of Stalin. That was a fun movie. No real reason to mention it now, I guess.

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