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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Norway
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
The incredible story of Gro Harlem Brundtland, who in the late 70s works as a young doctor, fighting for self-determined abortion, when she almost by accident, stumbles into politics. As the government implodes around her, Gro learns to play her ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, thought provoking, intense ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, female protagonist, biopic, women's rights, power struggle, resilience, female leader, leadership, ambition, campaigning, character study ...
Time:
80s, 70s
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer is an American sitcom that aired on UPN in 1998. Before it was even debuted, the series set off a storm of controversy because of a perceived light-hearted take on the issue of American slavery.
Style:
sitcom, controversial, light hearted, slapstick, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, controversy, satire, civil war, abraham lincoln, white house, butler, fish out of water, irreverent, farce, social commentary, identity ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 5 min.
TV show
Story:
An anime in which personified countries show history in a humorous fashion.
Style:
anime, humorous, not serious, witty, feel good ...
Plot:
allies, state affairs, culture clash, society, international relations, political satire, friendship, chubby, women, sibling relationship, asexual, international crisis ...
Time:
20th century
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. ...
Style:
sketch comedy, humorous, spoof, not serious, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
satire, sketch, musician, comedian, politics, adult humor, singer, stand up comedian, comedy team, cross dressing, actor, friends ...
Time:
20th century, 2010s, 2000s, y2k, 70s ...
Place:
usa, new york, america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Day Today is a surreal British parody of television current affairs programmes, broadcast in 1994, and created by the comedians Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris. It is an adaptation of the radio programme On the Hour, which was broadcast on BBC ...
Style:
parody, sketch comedy, humorous, political, sitcom ...
Plot:
satire, sketch, political satire, humour, journalism, current affairs, politically correct, state affairs, media, politics, celebrity culture, cliche ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time. It was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the request of, and as a starring vehicle for, its principal actor, Rik ...
Style:
sitcom, dark comedy, political, surreal, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, political satire, satire, greed, sketch, conservative, politician, parliament, british politics, campaign, media satire, workplace romance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
yorkshire, northern england, england, europe, london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two of the most popular Serbian actors discover a script that they immediately want to work on, forgetting that creating in Serbia isn't as easy as it seems.
Style:
independent film, meta, black comedy, mockumentary
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, film industry, behind the scenes, creative process, filmmaking, compromise, social commentary, ambition, actor, casting, irreverent ...
Place:
serbia, eastern europe
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
With exaggerated, eye-popping style, this tall tale of Lewis and Clark becomes a romping spoof of American ego. Follow the explorers out on the trail as they discover that destiny may be anything but manifest.
Style:
spoof, parody, dark comedy, absurd, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
expedition, political satire, satire, exploration, arrogance, imperialism, stage musical, nationalism, colonialism, irreverent, folklore, identity ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
A captivating drama set in Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War. At a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being tested, as loyalty, love, and ...
Style:
political, captivating, semi serious, humorous, political thriller ...
Plot:
espionage, political satire, british army, commissioner, military base, military, british politics, colonialism, politician, government agent, missing person, cold war ...
Time:
year 1956, 1950s, 50s
Place:
united kingdom, england, australia, adelaide south australia, south australia ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
A year after Animals, Ricky Gervais comes back with his second stand up comedy tour: Politics.
Style:
cynical, atmospheric, humorous, clever, witty ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, politics, sarcasm, greed, artists and showbiz, state affairs, stand up comedy, comedian, social satire, political satire, atheism, mistaken identity ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, africa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A hilarious look into the Trump presidency, animation style. Starring two-dimensional avatars of Donald Trump and his merry band of insiders and family members, this cutting-edge comedy presents the truish adventures of Trump, his confidants and bon ...
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, entertaining, absurd ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
white house, political satire, president, absurd humor, usa president, topical humor, workplace situations, jerk, family relations, american politics, politics, usa politics ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with the nickname Peppino. Love fishing, the company of friends, the library ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
politics, satire, disorder, dishonesty, farce, state affairs, political leader, fish out of water, political satire, politician, president, political humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
Style:
parody, humorous, talky, realistic, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
drinking, drunk, joke, comedian, cultural icon, state affairs, political satire, absurd humor, guest, food, religion, battles ...
Time:
20th century, 16th century, future, 1940s, 2010s ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovering two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, political, ironic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien parasite, government, father daughter relationship, politics, conspiracy, female protagonist, political satire, dystopia, senator, manipulation, cover up, murder ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa, washington d.c., russia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
Style:
slapstick, humorous, sexy, political, black comedy ...
Plot:
satire, dictatorship, dictator, revolution, politics, political satire, rebellion, loser, fish out of water, political activism, misfit, rise to the top ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, latin america, south america
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Known as the best satire about communism, banned for over a decade in Hungary. 'The Witness' has become a cult classic, well received by critics and general audiences when it was finally released outside of Hungary. 'The Witness' ...
Style:
black comedy, parody, cult classic, dark comedy, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, communism, political satire, dark humor, society, corruption, priest, socialism, meat, rehabilitation, hunting, amusement park ...
Time:
year 1969, 50s, 1950s
Place:
hungary, eastern europe, budapest, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The 1/2 Hour News Hour was an American television news satire show that aired on the Fox News Channel. The program presented news stories from a conservative perspective, using a satirical format pioneered by Saturday Night Live's Weekend ...
Style:
sketch comedy, ironic, controversial
Plot:
satire, political satire, political humor, conservative, current affairs, fake news report, news satire
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Two low-level astronomers, upon discovering that a meteor will strike the Earth in six months, go on a media tour to try to warn the world but find an unreceptive and unbelieving populace.
Style:
cerebral, apocalyptic, feel good, political, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids, date night, adult
Plot:
disaster, asteroid, end of the world, social satire, danger, satire, politics, meteorite, chaos, comet, mass hysteria, social commentary ...
Time:
future, 2020s, year 1994, distant future, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, london, illinois, north america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An impoverished leader of a small religious commune in Miami, is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for an FBI agent, who plans to turn him into a criminal by fueling his madcap revolutionary dreams.
Style:
tragicomedy, serious, thought provoking, intense, light ...
Plot:
racism, optimist, nuclear, absurdism, political satire, social satire, religious cult, police raid, police corruption, pacifist, snitch, secret police ...
Place:
miami
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the year 2024, homosexuality has been outlawed by an extreme right-wing government. Only one extraordinary man can stop this wave of terror and repression, a superhero for our troubled times.
Style:
satirical, humorous, exciting, captivating, homoerotic ...
Plot:
gay, gay couple, gay rights, political satire, captured, strangulation, election, homosexuality, father daughter relationship, time travel, politics, disguise ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A story of longtime love finally coming to fruition, former captain of the high school football team Ed Harris meets up with his high school crush Diane Keaton years after high school. He is a successful U.S. senator running for president and ...
Style:
romantic comedy, satirical, light hearted
Plot:
politics, election campaign, political satire, scandal, reputation, fall in love, politician, media circus, tabloid journalism, sex scandal, marriage, gender roles ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.
Style:
political, satirical, dark comedy, tragicomedy, cult classic
Plot:
political satire, family drama, social commentary, political corruption, social realism, small town, brother vs brother, political party, social satire, politician, lawyer, brawl ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 266 min.
TV show
Story:
Disillusioned with the grinding cynicism of Canadian federal politics, speechwriter Daniel Addison finally has enough when he catches his girlfriend going down on his politician boss. Unfortunately, the party's chief political wonk strongarms ...
Style:
satirical, comedy drama, heartfelt, romantic comedy
Plot:
election campaign, political satire, frustration, unlikely hero, fish out of water, political corruption, ethical dilemma, bureaucracy, friendship, love interest, politics, political party ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Comedy soap opera re-imagining the lives of the British Royal Family as you have never seen them before.
Style:
parody, spoof, sitcom, feel good, light ...
Plot:
royal family, satire, royalty, monarchy, monarch, family relations, political satire, father son relationship, rivalry, escapades, dialogue, celebrity ...
Place:
england, britain, house of windsor
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are looking to launch a war in the Middle East. The plot follows government officials and advisers in their behind-the-scenes efforts either to promote the war or prevent it. Spinal Tap meets Strangelove. A ...
Style:
satirical, political, cynical, black comedy, humorous ...
Plot:
politics, satire, farce, intern, profanity, white house, british, new job, moral ambiguity, workplace, state affairs, politician ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., london, england, middle east, britain ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The Merman Prince has swum to the Shore! He has left behind his underwater utopia, in order to try his hand at global politics. A camera crew is hired to follow The Merman Prince on the campaign trail, as he runs for the newly created position of El ...
Style:
political, satirical, mockumentary, surreal, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, election, merman, political campaign, authoritarianism, megalomaniac, deportation, social commentary, media circus, world domination, media satire, fish out of water ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A weekly helping of topical satire, funny takes on the week's top stories and Canada-wide adventures.
Style:
humorous, witty, parody, biting, talky ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, politics, journalism, media satire, celebrity culture, state affairs, society, social satire, live performance, celebrity, political satire, interview ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, cynical, political ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, campaign, cover up, manipulation, fighting the system, state affairs, society, journalism, legal, dishonesty, ambition ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, seattle, new york, washington d.c.
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Lil' Bush is a satirical, politically themed animated television series which premiered on June 13, 2007 on Comedy Central. The series features childlike, caricatures of members of the George W. Bush administration, and other American and ...
Style:
not serious, parody, witty, humorous, adult cartoon ...
Plot:
satire, school, administration, youth, politics, mischievous children, state affairs, society, friends, adult as child, young heroes, george w. bush ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A sketch-comedy series featuring a cast of up-and-coming comics performing live skits, musical numbers and political satire.
Style:
parody, realistic, not serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, politics, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, gays and lesbians, gender bending, social satire, live performance, joke, political satire, gay, sketch ...
Time:
21st century
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