Dear Dictator
Dear Dictator

Dear Dictator

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2018
1h 30m
5.5(160 votes)
Comedy

Overview

When political turmoil forces a British-Caribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban America, and ends up teaching the young teen how to start a revolution and overthrow the "mean girls" in her high school.

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Production Companies

Aloe Entertainment
Tunnel Post

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Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Michael Caine

General Anton Vincent

Michael Caine
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Odeya Rush

Tatiana Mills

Odeya Rush
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Katie Holmes

Darlene Mills

Katie Holmes
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Seth Green

Dr. Charles Seaver

Seth Green
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Jason Biggs

Mr. Spines

Jason Biggs
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Adrian Voo

Neighbor

Adrian Voo
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Jackson Beard

Denny

Jackson Beard
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Fish Myrr

Sarvia

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Jordyn Cavros

Gigi

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Hannah Joy Brown

Chivas

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Yvette Parish

Jaxi

Yvette Parish
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Jacob Grodnik

Teddy

Jacob Grodnik
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Jay Willick

Det. Diggs

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Rosemberg Salgado

Colonel

Rosemberg Salgado
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Dana Joyce Schiller

Detective Spano

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John Michael Weatherly

Megaphone Police Officer

John Michael Weatherly
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Natalie Shaheen

Daya

Natalie Shaheen
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Jeremy Sykes

Mall Patron / Student

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John Crosby

Newscaster

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Arriebelle Kinney

Scared student

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Sarah Morgan Thompson

Student

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Belle Eseoghene Omabele

Girl with Glasses

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Evan Kelly

Reporter

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Glenn D. Bridges

Vice Principal

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Debra Phillips

Principal Harridan

Debra Phillips
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Anthony Bryant

Detective

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Norio Nishimura

Manuel

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Alexander Kovensky

Chubby Kid

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Michael David Baldwin

Security Guard

Michael David Baldwin
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Philip Trossarello

Student

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Andrew Conneff

Paramedic

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Pamela Graham

Reporter

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Evan Ellis

Newscaster #2

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