Dr. Strangelove
Shares rank 11 of 14 comedy films by recommenders
Praised as one of the finest films on war and on filmmaking itself; people single out its lines and say it rewards rewatching.
Praised as one of the finest films on war and on filmmaking itself; people single out its lines and say it rewards rewatching.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Sharp commentary on war and film
“Dr. Strangelove is one of the finest in the medium, not only in its commentary on war, but its commentary on film”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Peers vote to ban pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily members” Memorable lines people still quote
“To this day still my favorite line in the movie.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Anthropic is expanding to Colossus2. Will use GB200” Always worth watching again
“Always worth watching again”
Comment from 9 Sep 2026 in “I resigned from Anthropic today”
Other comedy films people recommend
The four most recommended other comedy films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idiocracy | 43 | 19 | 69% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Coyote v. Acme | 27 | 5 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
| Office Space | 23 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Don't Look Up | 14 | 7 | 67% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Dr. StrangeloveThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Always worth watching again”
“To this day still my favorite line in the movie.”
“Dr. Strangelove is one of the finest in the medium, not only in its commentary on war, but its commentary on film”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.