Doctor Strange

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for newcomers to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, since it introduces a new hero.
• Directed by Scott Derrickson, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead.
• It is the 14th MCU film and runs about 1 hour 55 minutes.

Synopsis

Doctor Strange is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Doctor Strange. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay he wrote with Jon Spaihts and C. Robert Cargill, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton. In the film, Strange is an arrogant neurosurgeon who, following a career-ending car crash, discovers the mystic arts and trains to be a sorcerer.

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Director & cast

• S

  Scott Derrickson

  Director

• B

  Benedict Cumberbatch

  Dr. Stephen Strange

• C

  Chiwetel Ejiofor

  Mordo

• R

  Rachel McAdams

  Dr. Christine Palmer

• M

  Michael Stuhlbarg

  Dr. Nicodemus West

• T

  Tilda Swinton

  The Ancient One

• A

  Amy Landecker

  Dr. Bruner

• S

  Scott Adkins

  Lucian / Strong Zealot