Doctor Strange

Theatrical - Wide 2016-11-04

Cast Benedict Cumberbatch Chiwetel Ejiofor Tilda Swinton Rachel McAdams Michael Stuhlbarg Mads Mikkelsen Amy Landecker Benedict Wong
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Written by Thomas Donnelly Joshua Oppenheimer Jon Spaihts

Genres: Adventure Comic Book Science-Fiction

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

Based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. Stephen Strange beset by demons controlled by apprentice sorcerer Karl Mordo, but was rescued by Mordo’s mentor, the Ancient One, a millennia-old sorcerer who protected the Earth... See more dimension as its Sorcerer Supreme, a role Strange was destined to inherit. He offered himself as a disciple to the Ancient One, who accepted, having known of Mordo’s treachery all along. The Ancient One spent years instructing Strange in the art of sorcery, teaching him how to tap the innate mystic powers of both himself and the world around him.

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Doctor Strange (Movie Review)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: After his hands are destroyed in a car accident, a talented surgeon travels to Nepal in order to receive healing from a mystical sect led by the immortal Ancient One. After joining their ranks, Strange learns he’s now on...

Review: Doctor Strange

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Read Eric Walkuski's review HERE! After capitalizing on its steady stable of established heroes many times over, Marvel Studios is now dipping its toe in uncharted waters with DOCTOR STRANGE, a modestly trippy superhero film that follows the brand model...

Review: Doctor Strange

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