On-topic: Best political comedy films

[airiefairie]

Comedies about politics find the humor in real-life situations, regardless of party affiliations. The list below is hardly exhaustive, and I would welcome any additions, preferably with some detail about the plot and message of the respective films. In general, what we are talking about here is cutting satire inspired by politics and politicians from all over the world. Obviously, political comedy is primarily intended to be funny, but underneath the comedy surface, there is a deeper message.

So what are your fave political satire pieces?

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Idiocracy
Team America: World Police
The Interview
Duck Soup
Wag the Dog
Dave
The Dictator (Sacha Baron Cohen)
In The Loop
Team America: World Police
The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin)
The American President
Election
My Fellow Americans
The Campaign
Black Sheep
The Candidate
Charlie Wilson's War
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
Dick
The Interviews
Thank You For Smoking
Sicko
Religulous
The Death of Stalin
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
The Distinguished Gentleman
Canadian Bacon
Man of the Year
Primary Colors

Comments

[notasupervillain]

Can I add Parks and Recreation to the list? It's a TV show, not a film, but it's the only comedy I've ever seen to find humour in government trying to do the right thing.

And if I can be cheeky enough to add a second TV show, Yes Minister, a British comedy about hapless politicians and the bureaucracts that actually run the government.

[airiefairie]

Is Parks and Recreation still an active show?

[notasupervillain]

No. But I wish it were.

[abomvubuso]

Wag The Dog is my fave.