Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- dark
- sardonic
- frantic
- superhero movie night
- horror crossover night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film entertaining and distinctive for Sam Raimi’s horror-inflected direction and performances, while noting that its story is comparatively thin.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Doctor Strange and America Chavez move through distinct realities while pursued by Wanda Maximoff.
Sam Raimi foregrounds horror-rooted suspense, bloody magic, frightening transformations, and darkly comic set pieces.
Wanda’s desire to reunite with her children becomes the emotional engine of the supernatural conflict.
The film stages battles and transitions across alternate worlds with large-scale visual effects and surreal magical imagery.
Films like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and why
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Shared superhero fantasy, alternate realities, visually inventive magic, and escalating horror elements.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Shared multiverse science fiction, comic-book spectacle, emotional stakes, and reality-bending action.
Evil Dead II
Shared Sam Raimi horror sensibility, supernatural conflict, dark humor, and graphic occult imagery.
Doctor Strange
Shared Marvel superhero mythology, parallel realities, high-impact visual effects, and morally conflicted protagonists.
Movie Details
- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Release Date
- 2022-05-04
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (10893)
Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Xochitl Gomez
- Elizabeth Olsen
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Benedict Wong
- Rachel McAdams
- Jett Klyne
- Julian Hilliard
- Michael Stuhlbarg
- Hayley Atwell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus, YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness about?
- A dimension-hopping sorcerer and a young reality-jumper confront a grief-stricken witch in a horror-tinged Marvel adventure across collapsing universes.
- What is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as graphic.
- What did critics think of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?
- Critics generally found the film entertaining and distinctive for Sam Raimi’s horror-inflected direction and performances, while noting that its story is comparatively thin.
- Which films are like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?
- Films with a similar feel include Spider-Man: No Way Home, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Evil Dead II, and Doctor Strange.
- How long is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?
- In United States, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness streams on Disney Plus, YouTube TV.
