Fresh
It's not all that strange, but it's restlessly arresting and always technically impressive. Unlike most studio franchise fantasies, Doctor Strange rewards the eye rather than assaults it.
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
Doctor Strange
The impossibilities are endless.
2016 · 1h 55m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by
Scott Derrickson
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Doctor Strange
Overview
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
Director and cast
- Scott Derrickson Director
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mordo
- Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer
- Benedict Wong as Wong
- Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius
- Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Nicodemus West
- Benjamin Bratt as Jonathan Pangborn
- Scott Adkins as Lucian / Strong Zealot
- Zara Phythian as Brunette Zealot
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Like previous expository Marvel films much of Doctor Strange is devoted to Cumberbatch acquainting himself with his new powers. But the film's visual mindbending is what sets it apart from the studio's past releases.
Tufayel Ahmed, Newsweek
Fresh
It's imperfect, but it's enjoyable, and it sure looks good.
Alison Willmore, BuzzFeed News
Fresh
Doctor Strange is thrilling in the way a lot of other Marvel movies are. But what makes it unique is that it's also heady in a way most Marvel movies don't dare to be.
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
Derrickson promised this would be 'weird and wild', and so it is - at least within the context of a major Hollywood blockbuster.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
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