Top 6: Political Satires

Movies seem to be particularly well suited for satire, and political satire in particular. We came up with so many great political satires, it was difficult to prune them out to six apiece for Episode 39. But we persevered, and we emerged triumphant. What are your favorite political satires?

As always, we recommend listening to the episode before reading further.

Stephen

1. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2. The Great Dictator (1940)
3. Being There (1979)
4. Team America: World Police (2004)
5. Election (1999)
6. Wag the Dog (1997)

Sam

1. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2. The Great Dictator (1940)
3. Wag the Dog (1997)
4. Duck Soup (1933)
5. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
6. The President's Analyst (1967)