Best Political Movies

[yongrel]

So I'm sitting here watching "Bob Roberts" and I said to myself, "Self, whaddya think are RPF's favourite political movies?"

I'm not talking about documentaries either. Off of the top of my head, I can think of "Wag the Dog," "All the President's Men," and "Primary Colors."

Whatcha got?

[acptulsa]

Orson Welles' Macbeth. All the King's Men.

[amy31416]

Gandhi by Richard Attenborough.

[SeanEdwards]

I thought Syriana was pretty good.

[Perry]

Lawrence of Arabia. Sorry the closest I can think of aside from Gandhi & All the presidents men.

[Theocrat]

One of my favorite political films is Amistad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118607/).

[familydog]

Fail-safe, Hotel Rwanda, Dr. Strangelove, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, are ones that I can think of off the top of my head.

[sophocles07]

Tanner '88 (not exactly a movie, but good and directed by R Altman), Malcolm X (Spike Lee), A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick), Citizen Kane (Welles), Dr Strangelove (Kubrick), The Conformist (Bertolucci), On the Waterfront (Kazan), Nashville (Altman), Young Mr. Lincoln (Ford), Mr Smith Goes to Washington (Capra), To Kill a Mockingbird (?), Battleship Potemkin and Ivan the Terrible (Eisenstein), Weekend and Le Petit Soldat and Vivre sa vie and Tout va bien and Masculin-Feminin and Notre Musique (Godard), ...etc

[Kludge]

"Thank You for Smoking". Best movie, EVER!

[Anti Federalist]

Clockwork Orange

12 Angry Men - (One of my all time favs)

Enemy of the State

Conspiracy Theory

The Matrix

Braveheart

Manchurian Candidate (1962 version)

[Anti Federalist]

Going to watch it again, but I think it will make the list:

Shooter

Best line:

"Yeah son, and they also said artificial sweeteners were safe, there were WMDs in Iraq and Anna Nicole married for love!!"

Second best line:

Ex Marine armorer:

"Those men on the grassy knoll? They were dead and buried outside of Terlingua within three hours of the shooting!"

FBI agent:

"You know this for a fact?"

Ex Marine:

"I still got the shovel!"

[Kludge]

Cool....

Thank You For Smoking FREE FULL Movie (Youtube) (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=210336990972409900&q=&hl=en)

[rancher89]

man of the year

[acptulsa]

Head of State is cute. But Dr. Strangelove is the best I've seen.

[acptulsa]

State of the Union is another damned good one.

[Bradley in DC]

The Manchurian Candidate, the original, and Thank You for Smoking.

[Cinderella]

Youve Got Mail

[sratiug]

Fatherland, Planet of the Apes

[Fox McCloud]

"Small Town Conspiracy" was a movie that could have had vast potential....sadly, it was made by a small movie company with almost no funding.....end result? A movie that would have been labeled as "mediocre" during the 60's and 70's (which it has kind of that style), and "total crap" in today's world.

Hopefully someone will notice and produce a updated, more well-done version....though I doubt that will happen; heaven forbid people find out that FDR intentionally allowed Pearl Harbor to happen.

[UnReconstructed]

Gods and Generals

[angelatc]

Definitely "The Manchurian Candidate."

"The Candidate" - from the 60's. Underdog faces compromising everything he believes in. Actually, Redford's got several good political movies in his body of work. It seems he's pretty in tune with the machine. (If you haven't seen it, you should.)

"The Best Man" - Henry Fonda, about battles inside the party.

"A Face In The Crowd" - Andy Griffith is an ass but the public just loves him. It's awesome.

"Chinatown"
"Silkwood"

I'd like to say Animal Farm but the book was soooo much better....

[Kade]

Youve Got Mail

Yikes...

[christagious]

Somebody already mentioned Planet of the Apes, but I'm surprised V for Vendetta hasn't been mentioned yet, or the film adaptation of 1984 (haven't seen it, but I'm sure it's decent)

[Pauliana]

Legally Blond II

[ChooseLiberty]

Obviously -

Wag the Dog

Mr. Smith goes to Washington

Network

[Kludge]

Mr. Smith goes to Washington


Bah, had there been a modern-day sequel, he'd be crusading against fast food.

[sratiug]

The Majestic

[Fox McCloud]

The Majestic

That one is freaking awesome....I remember watching it a long time ago (I own it) and liking it, in general...and I watched it again, recently (after I became a Libertarian), and the movie meant so so much more to me, especially at the very end when he's at trial.

Granted, while it does, to a minor degree, prop up our interventionism in WWII (the soldier writes from the context that it's our duty to put bullies down when they rise up in the world), the overall court-scene tone overwhelming blows that away.

[forsmant]

What ever that Chris Rock movie where he was president is a good movie. Head of State?

[Cinderella]

the little mermaid....where king triton kills ursala and turns ariel into a human girl.....he was a good king

[Cowlesy]

Syriana if you're interested in how things actually do go on today.

[Anti Federalist]

Another good one:

Spy Games

[sophocles07]

Added: Kiss Me Deadly (Aldrich) and General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (Schroeder).

[Smiley Gladhands]

Brazil, a classic written and directed by Terry Gilliam.

[nullvalu]

One of my favorite political films is Amistad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118607/).

+1 Great historical/political movie.


Brazil, a classic written and directed by Terry Gilliam.

+2 Brazil is one of those movies that you don't really realize the genius of, until a week or so later. One of my all-time favorite movies.

[Smiley Gladhands]

+2 Brazil is one of those movies that you don't really realize the genius of, until a week or so later. One of my all-time favorite movies.


Yeah, it took me at least 5 watchings before I fully appreciated it, but it gets better every time. Every Ron Paul supporter should watch this movie...actually, go ahead and buy it because I promise you'll keep watching. Brazil is often my oasis as I walk through a desert of bureaucracy. Then the movie ends, and I trudge back into the cold desert night.

It's on another level...trust me...anyone who hasn't watched this movie go find it and watch it. And it's funny too.

:)

[Carehn]

Has any one mentioned the Truman Show?
(spelling)?
Some times i feel like truman :eek:

[Matt Collins]

Spy Game because it provides insight to CIA ops

On The Beach - interesting premise but kind of a sappy chick flick

Testament

By Dawn's Early Light

The Siege

Dirty War

Dave

American President

[Gideon]

Brazil, a classic written and directed by Terry Gilliam.

One night I watched "1984" on the TV, fell asleep on the couch, woke up watching "Brazil," and thought it was the same movie.

"Three Days of the Condor" is another good one, and my all time favorite for accuracy within the beltway:

"The Distinguished Gentleman," an Eddie Murphy Congressional comedy which was way too accurate to be funny.

[RSLudlum]

Spy Game because it provides insight to CIA ops



The Siege




+100 esp. since it was released in 1998...

[Fox McCloud]

Absolute Power (Clint Eastwood).

It really shows Clint's Libertarian leanings and general distrust of the US government.

[lucius]

"'Winter Kills' (1979), an entertaining classic conspiracy thriller based on the novel by Richard Condon, author of 'The Manchurian Candidate.' Stars Jeff Bridges, as a befuddled Kennedy-like brother, whose brother, the president, was killed, and whose Joe Kennedy-like father played by John Huston delivers some of the most delicious and ironic comments on the Kennedy Assassination you'll ever see."

From p. 54 of Uri Dowbenko's 'HOODWINKED: Watching Movies with Eyes Wide Open': http://www.amazon.com/Hoodwinked-Watching-Movies-Eyes-Wide/dp/0971004226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209255112&sr=8-1

[mdh]

Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve

12 Angry Men

A Clockwork Orange

The Last Castle

America: Freedom to Fascism

Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society

Team America: World Police

[rancher89]

Yeah, it took me at least 5 watchings before I fully appreciated it, but it gets better every time. Every Ron Paul supporter should watch this movie...actually, go ahead and buy it because I promise you'll keep watching. Brazil is often my oasis as I walk through a desert of bureaucracy. Then the movie ends, and I trudge back into the cold desert night.

It's on another level...trust me...anyone who hasn't watched this movie go find it and watch it. And it's funny too.

:)

I agree, Brazil is so subtle, except for the slap in the face! I'll have to watch it again.

BTW, Kiss of the Spider Woman.....

[Anti Federalist]

Another good one, one of my favs:

Arlington Road

[IPSecure]

The Siege


+100 esp. since it was released in 1998...

http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:R54j9L_rFmXM5M:http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m175/berkz516/TheSiege-1998.jpg (http://www.hulu.com/watch/50734/the-siege)
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[Matt Collins]

The best one I have seen to date:

IDIOCRACY! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/)

[xd9fan]

V for Vendetta

[Conza88]

See sig. :)

[axiomata]

Re: Brazil

I'm on Netflix ... what's the difference between the regular Brazil and Brazil: The "Love Conquers All" Version?

[axiomata]

Don't forget one of RP's favorites:

Doctor Zhivago (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/)

Great music too ... just make sure you have plenty of popcorn and a comfy seat because it is long. My portable DVD player's battery didn't last through the whole movie, and I was quite miffed when it turned off at the climax.

[Andrew-Austin]

Did anyone like the CIA movie - The Good Shepherd?

Loved it myself, most seemed to think it boring.

[Live_Free_Or_Die]

nt

[Matt Collins]

Did anyone like the CIA movie - The Good Shepherd?

Loved it myself, most seemed to think it boring.It was boring, but it also provided some good insight into the organization.

[timosman]

Iron Sky(2012) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

Re: Brazil

I'm on Netflix ... what's the difference between the regular Brazil and Brazil: The "Love Conquers All" Version?

"Love Conquers All" is the cut favored by the studio. It has a happy ending. Director Terry Gilliam hated it and he took out ads in Variety and other publications campaigning for his preferred cut to be released instead.

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Reefer Madness. You stay in school, kids.

[DamianTV]

Team America: World Police


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M

[r3volution 3.0]

The Quiet American

Downfall

Valkyrie

Reds

The Last King of Scotland

Charley Wilson's War

Schindler's List

The Wind That Shakes The Barley

Carlos (mini-series)

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Elizabeth (1998)

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

[timosman]

... my all time favorite for accuracy within the beltway:

"The Distinguished Gentleman," an Eddie Murphy Congressional comedy which was way too accurate to be funny.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAmD_SJGvvI

[Ender]

Clockwork Orange

12 Angry Men - (One of my all time favs)

Enemy of the State

Conspiracy Theory

The Matrix

Braveheart

Manchurian Candidate (1962 version)

All great films- and I'd add V for Vendetta and Spy Game to this list.

Still- I think the greatest political film made in the last decade or so, is:

THE MATRIX.

Yes, it's on this list, but I want to re-emphasize it, as many do not even realize how very political it is and how we are definitely living in the Matrix today.

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

I liked the original Rollerball, although some of the direction seemed a little sloppy. I think the guy who played Moonpie later played Victoria Principal's affair in the TV show Dallas.

Don't taunt those Jap players, Moonpie!

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

"Three Days of the Condor" is another good one,


Yeah, I agree.






Max von Sydow, right before they shoot the girl standing close to the window.


Max von Sydow: Can you step away from the window, please?

Office Girl: I won't scream.

Max von Sydow: I know.


(Heh heh.)