Doctor Strange
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Doctor Strange (2016) is a action and fantasy film from Movies. It runs about 115 minutes. It premiered on November 4, 2016. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10.
What Doctor Strange Is About
The series will revolve around Park Hoon, a South Korean who was captured with his father and grows up in North Korea. He is trained to become a genius doctor, and though Park Hoon lands a job at the best South Korean hospital after defecting, he is treated as a foreigner. To find his lost North Korean first love, Song Jae Hee, he does anything to make money.
What to Expect When You Watch
It runs about 115 minutes and it leans into its action/fantasy roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the film leans on Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rachel McAdams to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen and Scott Derrickson lead the cast.
Key roles include Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange; Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo; Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer; Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One; Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of action, fantasy and sci-fi have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Movies’s other originals, a 7.5/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2016 and carried by Movies, it lands hardest with action and fantasy viewers.
How Doctor Strange Compares
If Doctor Strange lands for you, the next stops are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Attack on Titan and Star Trek: The Next Generation, which share its action/fantasy lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Doctor Strange comes from Movies. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Doctor Strange is the kind of film that rewards a patient watch, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its action/fantasy roots, It has held up since 2016 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Doctor Strange is a safe bet for anyone already inside the action and fantasy lane, the audience score holds around 7.5/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.5/10. Watch it if you want action/fantasy you can settle into.
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