The Funniest Movies About Politics

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Updated August 11, 2023 8.6K votes 1.2K voters 57.9K views
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Vote up the most hilarious comedies about politics and politicians.

The best political comedies are hilarious films that include both political themes and satire in the same package. Comedies about politics find the humor in real-life situations, regardless of party affiliations. The top political comedy movies feature cutting satire inspired by politicians from all over the world. This is a list of the funniest movies about politics including everything from Team America: World Police to The American President to Wag the Dog.

What films will you find on this list of the best funny politics movies? In Idiocracy, President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho (Terry Crews) rallies the American people with his bombastic speeches. Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph co-star in this Mike Judge favorite. The Dictator is another funny movie about global politics. In the Loop is a hilarious political movies directed by Armando Iannucci, the creator of the hit TV show Veep. Other good films featured here include Bulworth, Black Sheep, and Head of State.

Do you have a favorite funny movie about politics? Give the best films a thumbs up and please add any great features that are missing.

 

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  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

    Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn
    618 votes
    • Released: 1964
    • Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
    In the satirical masterpiece Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, director Stanley Kubrick delves into the absurdity of nuclear warfare. U.S. Air Force General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) initiates a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union, sending his bomber wing, including Major T.J. King Kong (Slim Pickens), towards their targets. Meanwhile, President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) grapples with the impending crisis in the War Room alongside his advisors, including an eccentric ex-Nazi scientist, Dr. Strangelove (also Peter Sellers). This film, a potent mix of comedy and political commentary, won multiple awards for its unique take on a serious subject matter.

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  • The Great Dictator
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    The Great Dictator

    Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie
    222 votes
    • Released: 1940
    • Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
    After dedicated service in the Great War, a Jewish barber (Charles Chaplin) spends years in an army hospital recovering from his wounds, unaware of the simultaneous rise of fascist dictator Adenoid Hynkel (also Chaplin) and his anti-Semitic policies. When the barber, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Hynkel, returns to his quiet neighborhood, he is stunned by the brutal changes and recklessly joins a beautiful girl (Paulette Goddard) and her neighbors in rebelling.

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  • Idiocracy
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    Idiocracy

    Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard
    448 votes
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Mike Judge
    In Idiocracy, Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson), an average American, is selected by the Pentagon for a top-secret hibernation program. He is forgotten and wakes up 500 years later, finding society so dumbed down that he's now the smartest person alive. Frito (Dax Shepard) becomes his guide in this new world ruled by stupidity. Rita (Maya Rudolph), a woman from his time, also wakes up and together they try to survive. The satirical comedy lampoons societal trends, predicting a future where idiocy reigns supreme. Directed by Mike Judge, it's a humorous critique of modern culture's potential downfall.

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  • Duck Soup
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    Duck Soup

    Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
    265 votes
    • Released: 1933
    • Directed by: Leo McCarey
    When the tiny nation of Freedonia goes bankrupt, its wealthy benefactor, Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont), insists that the wacky Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) become the country's president. Sensing a weakness in leadership, the bordering nation of Sylvania sends in the spies Pinky (Harpo Marx) and Chicolini (Chico Marx) to set the stage for a revolution. As Firefly clashes with the Sylvanian ambassador (Louis Calhern), plenty of mayhem ensues, and the countries verge on all-out war.

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  • The Death of Stalin
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    The Death of Stalin

    Steve Buscemi, Andrea Riseborough, Simon Russell Beale
    158 votes
    • Released: 2017
    • Directed by: Armando Iannucci
    When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy Malenkov, the wily Nikita Khrushchev and Lavrenti Beria -- the sadistic secret police chief. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains -- just who is running the government?

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  • Dave
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    Dave

    Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella
    358 votes
    • Released: 1993
    • Directed by: Ivan Reitman
    Shifty White House chief of staff Bob Alexander (Frank Langella) hatches a scheme to use a double for the president (Kevin Kline) at a public photo opportunity. Small business owner Dave Kovic (Kline) fits the bill, but after the president suffers a debilitating stroke, opportunist Alexander arranges for Dave to step in full time without even informing the First Lady (Sigourney Weaver). It doesn't take long before the press, the nation and the president's wife realize something is different.

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