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The Great Dictator

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Synopsis

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

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oisininwicklow · 17 Oct 2026, 06:08 UTC

What sort of mood would you be in for The Great Dictator? That often decides the evening more than a rating does.

grainnekennedy · 17 Oct 2026, 19:08 UTC

Oisin, i have added a boost too. Would be interesting to see how it sits beside the other choices.

eimear_osullivan · 17 Oct 2026, 10:08 UTC

The Great Dictator is one I am weighing up. I would like to see this in the six with a few very different choices around it.

tadhg_brennan · 18 Oct 2026, 00:08 UTC

Eimear, i am following this thread for exactly that reason. Happy to hear a few different opinions.

siobhan_fitzgerald · 17 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC

For anyone considering The Great Dictator: This would be a good change of pace from the things currently at the top of my list.