Political satire movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant political satire movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out political, satirical, humorous, dark comedy, parody and semi serious films and TV shows about / with political satire, satire, politics, politician, corruption, irreverent, social commentary, society, dark humor and political campaign plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Animation genres shot in USA, UK, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as political satire: Utopia (2014), Bob Roberts (1992), The Death of Stalin (2017), The Thick of It (2005), Years and Years (2019), Bulworth (1998), Parks and Recreation (2009), Canadian Bacon (1995), Veep (2012), The Firemen's Ball (1967).
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List of political satire movies
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story:
Set inside the offices of the "Nation Building Authority", a newly created government organisation responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, Utopia explores that moment when bureaucracy and grand dreams collide. It's a ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, office, satire, workplace, government agency, workplace situations, disorder, workplace humor, office politics, bureaucracy, administration, urban planning ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the ...
Style:
mockumentary, political, witty, cynical, satirical ...
Plot:
political satire, election campaign, politics, satire, journalism, political campaign, manipulation, republican, conspiracy, senator, ambition, campaign ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, nicaragua, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: France, UK, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
black comedy, satirical, sexy, dark comedy, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dictator, political satire, satire, power struggle, repression, communism, politics, totalitarian regime, death, chaos, funeral, nkvd ...
Time:
1950s, year 1953, 2010s, 90s, year 2017 ...
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr, moscow russia, siberia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.
Style:
sitcom, cynical, humorous, semi serious, mockumentary ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, satire, state affairs, stupidity, british politics, british government, workplace, workplace situations, politician, society, government official ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, europe, england, syria
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists and turns of their everyday lives are explored as we find out if ...
Style:
political, captivating, light, apocalyptic, philosophical ...
Plot:
politics, political activism, female politician, society, distopia, family relations, political satire, dystopia, rebel, lgbt, lifestyle, lgbtqi ...
Time:
near future, 2020s, future, 2030s, year 2019
Place:
london, manchester
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Style:
satirical, political, humorous, witty, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
politics, political satire, hip hop, political corruption, satire, election, interracial romance, senator, fighting the system, insurance, interracial, campaign ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
california, america, los angeles, usa, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Hilarious ensemble comedy that follows Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and her tireless efforts to make her quintessentially American town just a little bit more fun.
Style:
sitcom, mockumentary, humorous, funny, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, absurd humor, social commentary, small town life, strong female lead, friendship, female protagonist, workplace situations, workplace humor, workaholic ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, usa, north america, seattle
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Canadian Bacon is the only fictitious film from Director Michael Moore. This comedy is about an American president who decides to go to war to bring the public’s opinion of him up during election time. Canadian Bacon is actor John Candy’s last ...
Style:
humorous, political, satirical, light, talky ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
satire, president, political satire, conspiracy, politics, cold war, political conspiracy, farce, culture clash, dishonesty, world politics, head of state ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
canada, washington d.c., usa, iraq, california
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance and Philip, they are pronounced "corrupted", and their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada.
Style:
adult animation, parody, dark comedy, funny, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
satire, political satire, dark humor, violent, cartoon sex, music, stoner, mature, death, devil, insult, childhood ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
canada, colorado, usa, north america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, political, clever, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
politics, american politics, vice president, female protagonist, political satire, ambitious woman, political scandal, president, mother daughter relationship, female politician, white house, politician ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia, Italy
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
In Milos Forman's satire on Communism set in a small Czechoslovakian town in the 1960s, the local firemen decide to organize a ball, however the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. They plan to organize a beauty pageant at the ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, allegory, surreal, cult classic ...
Plot:
satire, firefighter, political satire, corruption, bureaucracy, fire, husband wife relationship, confusion, fire brigade, small town, renaissance, farce ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
czech republic, eastern europe, czechoslovakia
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In an effort to end family feuding, a young gypsy travels back in time to kill mammoths to ensure Hungary becomes rich by killing mammoths in order to create a massive oil reservoir. Things don't go entirely according to plan...
Style:
humorous, adult animation, semi serious, entertaining, epic ...
Plot:
political satire, hypocrisy, terrorism, organized crime, subculture, oil well, social decay, disorder, culture clash, social differences, life turned upside down, rich and poor ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, stone age
Place:
hungary, manhattan new york city, washington d.c., new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor.
Style:
sexy, humorous, not serious, realistic, funny ...
Plot:
political satire, farce, politics, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, campaign, satire, state affairs, politician, corruption, political corruption, opportunism ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy, southern italy, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Days before the November mid-term Elections, three young girls who are a Muslim, Mexican and Haitian, are stalked by a deranged killer dressed as the POTUS.
Style:
slasher, parody, psychotronic, controversial, spoof ...
Plot:
political satire, racism, masked killer, muslim, female protagonist, usa president, female victim, donald trump, racial violence, violence, xenophobia, stalking ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Polishuk is an Israeli political comedy television series. It tells the story of politician Rubi Polishuk, a member of MELEL Party (National Liberal Center) who unexpectedly was appointed as the Minister for Social Advancement.
Style:
satirical, political, funny, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, politician, prime minister, politics, humour, bureaucracy, irony, office politics, government, minister, fish out of water ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Following the success of their 2015 election comedy Ballot Monkeys, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (Ballot Monkeys, Outnumbered, Drop the Dead Donkey) return to Channel 4 with a six-part satire lampooning the fictional communications and social media ...
Style:
satirical, political, parody, black comedy, mockumentary ...
Plot:
political satire, satire, political campaign, european union, politics, prime minister, political humor, politician, election campaign, media manipulation, media circus, public relations ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
The Autocrats was a Finnish political satire TV series, which takes the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland. The series is produced by Filmiteollisuus and is made using 3D computer animation. The original idea for the series came ...
Style:
parody, captivating, satirical, funny, political ...
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, humour, political campaign, political activism, political humor, politician, behind the scenes, irreverent, social satire, social commentary ...
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: Israel
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Satire sketches, examining the history of the Jewish people since biblical times.
Style:
controversial, witty, clever, humorous, sketch comedy ...
Plot:
satire, political satire, bible, society, disorder, jewish history, bible story, social commentary, national identity, irreverent, dark humor, israeli ...
Place:
israel, palestine, holy land, middle east
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Jagannathan, a political advisor, is hired to help John, a politician in California. He employs various shrewd tactics to help John's party win the elections.
Style:
spoof, humorous, captivating, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, election campaign, politics, rise to the top, advisor, satire, spin doctor, fish out of water, ambition, social commentary, culture clash, media manipulation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on ...
Style:
satirical, black comedy, entertaining, dark comedy, witty ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
marketing, advertising, business, lobbyist, satire, social satire, tobacco, reporter, lung cancer, politics, journalism, political satire ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., vermont, usa, los angeles, japan ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A charismatic Billionaire runs for president as an independent candidate. His platform is simple: KILL EVERYONE NOW!!!
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, semi serious, political ...
Plot:
political satire, politics, satire, political candidate, political activist, political humor, ambition, political campaign, political activism, social commentary, irony, mass murder ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Four Republican senators share the same D.C. house rental, and face re-election battles, looming indictments, and parties -- all with a sense of humor.
Style:
political, suspenseful, captivating, tense, rough ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, american politics, politician, u.s. senator, senator, satire, senate, danger, mentor, world politics, scandal ...
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
The current mayor of Sineozersk, Arkadiy Anikeev, is caught by police for bribes on a large scale. By the court decision, he placed under house arrest at the place of registration. His wife, who is a owner of all of their property on documents, left ...
Style:
captivating, funny, sincere, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
house arrest, government official, abuse of power, political corruption, mayor, corruption, political satire, twists and turns, childhood friend, corrupt official, power struggle, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Colombia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a spoiled Colombian snob becomes president through money and connections, he finds staying in power takes more than he expected.
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, political campaign, social commentary, rich, political unrest, politician, escapades, political candidate, rich man, politics, corrupt politician ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
colombia, latin america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Third movie about the character of Cetto La Qualunque (Antonio Albanese)
Style:
satirical, light, captivating, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, politics, crown prince, lifestyle change, restaurant, money, restaurant owner, royal family, changing lives, prince, inheritance ...
Place:
italy, southern italy, germany
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Cetto and its city council were arrested, but in prison the conspiratorial former mayor makes no earning name as the gratitude of the powerful secretary. These decide to replace some MPs mysteriously killed precisely with Cetto and two other ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, funny, entertaining, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, corruption, prison, politics, satire, political corruption, stupidity, society, rivalry, disorder, police officer, buddies ...
Place:
southern italy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
D.C. Follies is a syndicated sitcom which aired from 1987–1989 and was set in a Washington, D.C. bar, where bartender Fred Willard would welcome puppet caricatures of that day's politicians and celebrities. The humor tended to be on the ...
Style:
sketch comedy, parody, sitcom, spoof
Plot:
political satire, satire, political humor, puppetry, irreverent, current affairs, media satire, mockery, celebrity impersonation, variety show, impressionism, santa claus ...
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
An underprivileged hairdresser becomes the game changer in a local body election in a village where caste politics rules the roost. Will he be able to bring some changes to people's lives?
Style:
satirical, captivating, disturbing, emotional, uplifting ...
Plot:
political satire, political humor, election, social change, village life, satire, politics, historical character, changing lives, social realism, moral dilemma, empathy ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Spain boils with tension, the country is totally polarized and social networks burn daily... The NEW LEFT and LIBERAL SPAIN parties face each other in the next general elections.
Style:
entertaining, satirical, captivating, political, semi serious ...
Plot:
political satire, political party, politics, political leader, political election, political activism, political campaign, political intrigue, satire, political candidate, political activist, politician ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A small-time politician aspires to become the leader of the state.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, semi serious, political, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
political satire, ambition, satire, politician, election campaign, political activism, political candidate, political campaign, politics, political humor, social commentary, power struggle ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
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