Doctor Strange (2016)

Doctor Strange (2016)

2016 PG-13 115 Minutes

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Science Fiction

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under his wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

Overall Rating

8 / 10
Verdict: Good
  • WHAT I LIKED: At its centre, 'Doctor Strange,' is really just another simple, well-told superhero origin about a guy going from douchebag to hero; it just so happens to have a heavy side-order of dazzling world-building and mysticism. That's all... Read the full review »
  • The next new character to be introduced to the MCU, Doctor Strange is about neurosurgeon Stephen Strange who has a fatal car accident only to resort to learning about mysticism in order to save himself...but little does he know he is involved in a... Read the full review »
  • Elite Reviewer
    ...it offers a lot fun and entertainment. It is super enjoyable and very well acted, though it doesn't quite reach the level of "Captain America: Civil War" from earlier this year, not that the two should be compared because they are so very diffe... Read the full review »
  • Corey

    Corey

    7 / 10
    An unexpected surprise for me. Doctor Strange was an engaging "comic book movie" from the Marvel universe. It often arrives at the right balance of spectacle and character development. This coming from someone who is not in the legion of comic boo... Read the full review »
  • Official FilmFed Review
    Chris

    Chris

    8 / 10
    It is known by many that I am not a huge fan of superhero films. While I do enjoy some of them, many of them just don't hit with me. Doctor Strange (2016) was a movie I wasn't expecting to see in the theater, but thanks to an invite from some fami... Read the full review »
  • I know a lot of you are probably doing Wonder Woman reviews right now, and though I desperately crave to see it I just haven't had time to get to the theater yet. Instead I finally got around to watching one of the latest Marvel movies. In all ho... Read the full review »
  • JRhagan

    JRhagan

    8 / 10
    I finally got around to seeing this film and I can happily say that I was very surprised and impressed about it. While a film like Guardians of the Galaxy did expanded the MCU in a great way, Doctor Strange does it in a more unique way. It introdu... Read the full review »
  • Doctor Strange: one of the latest films in Marvel's Cinematic Universe that opens up an infinite amount of worlds to explore. A tangible experiment that you would think will hopefully bear fruit from Marvel's ever bounteous tree. Doctor Stephen... Read the full review »
  • If you think that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has done a great job in filling in their timeline, Doctor Strange, though, tries its best to fit in, but does a great job in standing on its own by delving too much in the history and background of o... Read the full review »
  • jessicabirnie

    jessicabirnie

    8 / 10
    So entertaining and I love Benedict Cumberbatch. Read the full review »