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How to Become a Tyrant

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2021
  • TV-14
  • 23m
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7.4/10
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How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
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Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.

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    • Peter Dinklage
    • Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
    • Waller Newell
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    • Stars
      • Peter Dinklage
      • Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
      • Waller Newell
    • 144User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Peter Dinklage
    Peter Dinklage
    • Self - Narrator
    • 2021
    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
    • Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University
    • 2021
    Waller Newell
    • Self - Professor of Political Science, Carleton University
    • 2021
    Ruth Ben-Ghiat
    Ruth Ben-Ghiat
    • Self - Professor of History, New York University
    • 2021
    Fathali Moghaddam
    Fathali Moghaddam
    • Self - Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
    • 2021
    Andrew Sullivan
    Andrew Sullivan
    • Self - Author and Political Commentator
    • 2021
    Asha Rangappa
    Asha Rangappa
    • Self - Senior Lecturer, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs
    • 2021
    Alastair Smith
    Alastair Smith
    • Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University
    • 2021
    Madeleine Albright
    Madeleine Albright
    • Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State
    • 2021
    Benjamin Radd
    Benjamin Radd
    • Self - Professor of Political Science, UCLA
    • 2021
    Mariam Mufti
    Mariam Mufti
    • Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo
    • 2021
    Milton Allimadi
    Milton Allimadi
    • Self - Publisher, The Black Star News
    • 2021
    Paul Fischer
    Paul Fischer
    • Self - Author
    • 2021
    Jonathan Brent
    Jonathan Brent
    • Self - Professor of History, Bard College
    • 2021
    Jodi Beggs
    Jodi Beggs
    • Self - Behavioral Economist
    • 2021
    Wendy Lower
    Wendy Lower
    • Self - Author and Historian
    • 2021
    Suki Kim
    Suki Kim
    • Self - Investigative Journalist
    • 2021
    Maria Konnikova
    Maria Konnikova
    • Self - Writer
    • 2021
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    7crackdown12

    How does Chairman Mao not have an episode?

    Interesting series but bothers me that we don't have an episode to Chairman Mao. One of the biggest tyrants to ever live.
    9ng-anhthi2812

    Why all the hate??

    I dont really understand the negative comments screaming why no China, no Pol Pot, etc. This is a limited series and there are many tyrants out there... The series tried to portray at least one dictator for each continent in its six episodes. Putin is not featured either, why no one is complaining?? Maybe they will do another season for other dictators?

    This is a documentary made for general audience who may not be experts on certain countries or parts of history. It also chooses to use a lighter tone for a very depressing and dark topic. Forget about the haters, keep an open mind and I think you would enjoy the series much more.
    4Jessica-l-veale

    Where's China?

    I kept waiting for an episode on Mao and China. But crickets.

    What are you telling us Netflix?
    atheerai2

    Full of lies!

    I watched 2 episodes so far, attractive but unfortunately full of lies and inaccurate information.

    When I lesson to what I believe 100% inaccurate story about an event, that would make me fully doubt about each and every other story which I don't have a clue about or I have not hear about previously.

    I think the huge deficiency in this series is in the type of the people have been interviewed to talk about the events who are either ignorants or liers or very good at fulictional narration.

    Bottom line ;they are non-creditable and unobjective.
    8sillen-7

    Complaints everywhere

    I don't do reviews as they seem unnecessary, but here too many people complain about excluding some dictators.

    It's a great show about some of the darkest people ever ruled and they hopefully will do another season where more people are added (yes, including Winnie the Pooh).

    But giving it 2 or 3 just because China was left out seems weird. The reason to rate and review a show is much more than just 1 part wasn't in it...

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      • July 9, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
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    • Language
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    • Also known as
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