"Make way for Aladeen."

2012

1h 23m

6.2(6051 votes)

Comedy

Overview

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

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Cast & Crew

136 members

Acting

Sacha Baron Cohen

Aladeen / Efawadh

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Ben Kingsley

Tamir

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Anna Faris

Zoey

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Jason Mantzoukas

Nadal

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Sayed Badreya

Omar

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Adeel Akhtar

Maroush

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Aasif Mandvi

Doctor

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Rizwan Manji

Patient

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Rocky Citron

Baby Aladeen

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Liam Campora

Aladeen Age 6

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Rick Chambers

Newscaster Voiceover (voice)

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Elsayed Mohamed

Wadiyan Olympic Official

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Horatio Sanz

Aide on Balcony

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Elena Goode

Virgin Guard

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Nazanin Homa

Virgin Guard

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Dawn Jackson

Virgin Guard

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Victoria Beltran

Virgin Guard

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Danielle Burgio

Virgin Guard

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Dominique DiCaprio

Virgin Guard

Crew

Aja Frary

Virgin Guard

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Fred Melamed

Head Nuclear Scientist

Crew

Cuco Usín

Assassin

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Megan Fox

Self

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Joey Slotnick

Homeless Man

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Ian Roberts

NYC Cop

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Chris Parnell

News Anchor

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Jessica St. Clair

Denise

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David Fonteno

Secretary General

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Anna Katarina

Angela Merkel

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Michael Delaney

Delegate

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William Fowle

Delegate

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Bobby Lee

Mr. Lao

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Olek Krupa

Gazprom Executive

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Alan Cox

BP Executive

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Kevin Corrigan

Slade

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Mitchell Greene

Joteph

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Jenny L. Saldaña

Hannah

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George Bartenieff

Romanian Accountant

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Chris Gethard

Clark

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Fred Armisen

Waiter / Minister

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Sean T. Krishnan

Waiter / Cereal Loving Soldier

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Eliyas Qureshi

Angry Wadiyan Diner

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Chris Elliott

Mr. Ogden

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Jon Glaser

Obnoxious Customer

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Daniel Burress

Customer in Bathroom

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Pete Wiggins

Bratty Kid Customer

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Adam LeFevre

Man in Helicopter

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Marceline Hugot

Woman in Helicopter

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Anthony Mangano

Arresting Officer

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Melissa Francis

Local News Reporter

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Tim J. Ellis

Offended Customer

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Michael Hardart

Store Customer

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Miriam Tolan

Health Inspector's Wife

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Zachary Mackiewicz

Health Inspector's Son

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JB Smoove

Funeral Usher

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Hollis Granville

Eldridge Douglas

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Ann Dev'Unay

Mourner

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Sondra James

Friendly Customer

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Tara Copeland

Mom Shopping with Toddler

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Sydney Berry

Toddler

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Kathryn Hahn

Pregnant Woman

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Seth Morris

Pregnant Woman's Husband

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Kate Pak

Mrs. Lao

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Regina Anne Rizzo

Puppeteer

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Karl Jacob

Aladeen Double

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Tracey Ruggiero

Mugging Victim

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Marcia DeBonis

Woman in Hotel Window

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Nasim Pedrad

Female GMW Host

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Mousa Kraish

Wadiyan Soldier

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Neimah Djourabchi

Wadiyan Soldier

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Sevan Greene

Wadiyan Soldier

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Nadav Malamud

Wadiyan Soldier

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Crew

Frédéric North

Helicopter Pilot (NYC)

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Fred Hanna

Helicopter Pilot (NYC)

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Crew

Bill Richards

Helicopter Pilot

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Crew

Marc Wolff

Helicopter Pilot (Spain)

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Cordell King

Helicopter Ground Crew

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John C. Reilly

Clayton (uncredited)

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Garry Shandling

Inspector (uncredited)

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Edward Norton

Self

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Olivia Taylor Dudley

Nurse Svetlana (uncredited)

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Michelle Bergh

Aladeen's Mother (uncredited)

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Alex Kruz

Japanese Olympic Runner (uncredited)

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Carmel Amit

Virgin Guard (uncredited)

Directing

Glenn Andreiev

Press Photographer (uncredited)

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Crew

Frank Anello

NYPD Officer (uncredited)

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Andrew Ayala

Dinner Patron (uncredited)

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Akim Black

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

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Jasmine Hope Bloch

Protester (uncredited)

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Ivan Cardona

Minister (uncredited)

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Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Peter Conboy

NYC Cop (uncredited)

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Barbara Ann Davison

UN Protester (uncredited)

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Stephen Dexter

Angry Protester (uncredited)

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Amanda Hope Dutton

UN Protester (uncredited)

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Gad Elmaleh

Demonstrator in Wadiya (uncredited)

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Marshall Factora

Filipino Dignitary (uncredited)

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Jeff Grossman

NYC Cop (uncredited)

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Iyad Hajjaj

Wadiyan Soldier (uncredited)

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Hanna Halldorsdottir

Customer (uncredited)

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Moe Hindi

Lab Technician (uncredited)

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Haig Hovnanian

Nuclear Scientist (uncredited)

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James Huffman

UN Protester (uncredited)

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Peter Iasillo Jr.

Protester (uncredited)

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Shadner Ifrene

Doorman (uncredited)

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Ebrahim Jaffer

Doctor (uncredited)

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Tony Joe

UN Security Guard (uncredited)

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Jaiden Kaine

African King (uncredited)

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Stass Klassen

UN Representative (uncredited)

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Rock Kohli

Servant #1 / Wadiyan Diner (uncredited)

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Lisa Landino

Store Customer (uncredited)

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Arash Mokhtar

Minister (uncredited)

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Dushawn Moses

UN Security (uncredited)

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Joanna Moskwa

Russian Escort (uncredited)

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B.J. Novak

(uncredited)

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Kelsey O'Brien

Prostitute (uncredited)

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Barack Obama

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Anton Obeid

New BBC Interviewer (uncredited)

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Niyi Oni

Diplomat (uncredited)

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Adaku Ononogbo

Virgin Guard (uncredited)

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Loukas Papas

UN Security Councilman (uncredited)

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Yvette Parish

Virgin Guard (uncredited)

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Jim Piddock

(uncredited)

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Hannah Prichard

Miley Cyrus (uncredited)

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Andrew Rogers

French Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Monika Felice Smith

Gymnast (uncredited)

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Uzimann

Nuclear Scientist (uncredited)

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Chris Victor

Army Guard (uncredited)

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Village

Hotel Security (uncredited)

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Barbara Vincent

Park Avenue Lady (uncredited)

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Tony von Halle

Soldier / Wrangler (uncredited)

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Sylvia Ward

Russian Escort (uncredited)

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Steven Weisz

Diplomat (uncredited)

Visual Effects

Richard Worsley

Angry Protester (uncredited)

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Busty Heart

Etra Head Virgin Guard (uncredited)

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Leonard Zimmerman

UN Israeli Delegate (uncredited)

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