Overview
A satirical look at the lengths to which a corrupt politician will go to maintain power and public favor.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- sardonic
- irreverent
- cynical
- political discussion night
- mexican cinema night
What critics said
The film was broadly embraced as an ambitious, commercially successful political comedy that sharply targets Mexican media power and corruption.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
TV MX brokers a secret agreement with Governor Carmelo Vargas and uses its news apparatus to reshape his public image.
The television corporation regards democracy as a farce and seeks to install another president through image management.
The campaign to rehabilitate Vargas turns criminal scandal, news production, and electoral ambition into an aggressively comic critique.
Carlos Rojo and Ricardo Díaz construct a dirty campaign whose success depends on manipulating viewers' perception of the governor.
Films like The Perfect Dictatorship, and why
Wag the Dog
Shared political satire, media manipulation, corrupt institutions, and darkly comic tone.
Network
Shared critique of television spectacle, manufactured public narratives, and cynical political power.
The Death of Stalin
Shared mordant comedy about corruption, political opportunism, and institutional absurdity.
No
Shared latin american political satire, authoritarian tendencies, and media-driven public deception.
Movie Details
- Director
- Luis Estrada
- Release Date
- 2014-10-16
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (213)
Cast
- Damián Alcázar
- Alfonso Herrera
- Joaquín Cosío
- Osvaldo Benavides
- Silvia Navarro
- Flavio Medina
- Saúl Lisazo
- Tony Dalton
- Salvador Sánchez
- Enrique Arreola
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Perfect Dictatorship about?
- A ruthless Mexican political satire in which a television empire turns a corrupt governor into an electoral product.
- What is The Perfect Dictatorship like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Perfect Dictatorship as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Perfect Dictatorship violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Perfect Dictatorship as mild.
- What did critics think of The Perfect Dictatorship?
- The film was broadly embraced as an ambitious, commercially successful political comedy that sharply targets Mexican media power and corruption.
- Which films are like The Perfect Dictatorship?
- Films with a similar feel include Wag the Dog, Network, The Death of Stalin, and No.
- How long is The Perfect Dictatorship?
- The Perfect Dictatorship runs 143 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Perfect Dictatorship?
- In United States, The Perfect Dictatorship streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
