Highest-Rated Movies about 'Political Comedy'

The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947), Aprile (1998), Storm in a Teacup (1937), My Fellow Americans (1996), The French Minister (2013), Ambassador Bill (1931), Hold That Co-ed (1938), Man of the Year (2006) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Political Comedy movies.

#1. The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)

Storyline: Melvin G. Ashton (William Powell) is a crooked U.S. senator embarking on a campaign for the presidency. Ashton is a political buffoon, but he blackmails the party leaders to support his candidacy with his secret diary, which chronicles years of political corruption that, if made public, would destroy the success of his party and the careers of many. Enemies from a variety of sources attempt to steal the diary and prevent Ashton's rise to the nation's highest office.

Plot Keywords: political satire, comedy, black comedy, scandal, election, corruption, media ...

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#2. Aprile (1998)

Storyline: Nanni, a renowned director, is working on a musical when suddenly he has a change of heart and cancels the film on the first shooting day. He has a new idea, making a documentary about the Italian national elections, but work isn't going very fast, much to the frustration of the crew. Nanni can't stop thinking, worrying and getting excited about the birth and early days of life of his newborn son, yet is torn by his sense of obligation to make the documentary.

Plot Keywords: comedy, politics, satire, italy, documentary, autobiographical, 1990s ...

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#3. Storm in a Teacup (1937)

Storyline: Frank Burdon (Sir Rex Harrison) is a new reporter on a small-town Scottish paper. He's told to interview local politician William Gow (Cecil Parker), then left in charge of the paper overnight. He sees Gow being high-handed to a woman who can't afford to license her dog, and decides to run that story instead of the expected puff piece. Both are decent men, but a little too proud to back down, and the battle escalates into a criminal case. But at the same time, Burdon and Gow's daughter Victoria (Vivien Leigh) are falling in love.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, british film, black and white, romantic comedy, light comedy, social satire ...

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#4. My Fellow Americans (1996)

Storyline: Kramer and Douglas, two former presidents from opposite ends of the political spectrum, become reluctant allies when they become the target of a conspirator in President Haney's administration. The two ex-presidents realize they have an enemy within the government and set out to find evidence that will clear their names. The search takes them across the Southern Appalachians; along the way they meet a homeless couple, thwart kidnapers in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, and find themselves marching in a gay pride parade.

Plot Keywords: road movie, political satire, political conspiracy, american politics, power struggle, political corruption, government conspiracy ...

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#5. The French Minister (2013)

Storyline: Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is tall and impressive, a man with style, attractive to women. He also happens to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the land of enlightenment: France. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage, from the floor of the United Nations in New York to the powder keg of Oubanga. There, he calls on the powerful and invokes the mighty to bring peace, to calm the trigger-happy, and to cement his aura of Nobel Peace Prize winner-in-waiting. Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity and efficacy. He takes on American neo-cons, corrupt Russians and money-grabbing Chinese. Perhaps the world doesn't deserve France's magnanimousness, but his art would be wasted if just restricted to home turf. Enter the young Arthur Vlaminck, graduate of the elite National School of Administration, who is hired as head of "language" at the foreign ministry. In other words, he is to write the minister's speeches. But he also has to learn to deal with the sensibilities of the boss and his entourage, and find his way between the private secretary and the special advisers who stalk the corridors of the Quai d'Orsay - the ministry's home - where stress, ambition and dirty dealing are the daily currency. But just as he thinks he can influence the fate of the world, everything seems threatened by the inertia of the technocrats.—Sundance Selects

Plot Keywords: political satire, diplomacy, french cinema, comedy, bureaucracy, government, international relations ...

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#6. Ambassador Bill (1931)

Storyline: An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king, to ensure that the boy is prepared to take on the role and also to see that he lives long enough to assume the crown.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: comedy, politics, diplomacy, usa, 1930s, black and white, satire ...

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#8. Man of the Year (2006)

Storyline: Tom Dobbs, comedic host of a political talk show - a la Bill Maher and Jon Stewart - runs for President of the US as an independent candidate who, after an issues-oriented campaign and an explosive performance in the final debate, gets just enough votes to win. Trouble is he owes his victory to a computer glitch in the national touch-screen voting system marketed by Delacroy, a private company with a rising stock price. To protect their fortune, Delacroy executives want to keep the glitch a secret, but one programmer, Eleanor Green, wants Dobbs to know the truth. Can she get to him?

Plot Keywords: political satire, comedy, drama, election, social commentary, robin williams, humor ...

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#9. Louisiana Purchase (1941)

Storyline: Graft is rampant in the government of a "mythical" Louisiana, and the arrival of U.S. Senate investigator Loganberry brings panic. The chief miscreants shift the blame on to their innocent tool, Jim Taylor, who to save himself must "compromise" the simon-pure Senator Loganberry. As his instrument, Jim selects Marina Von Minden, beautiful Viennese refugee. But matters become complicated when Jim falls for Marina... and she takes a liking for the Senator.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: comedy, musical, romance, political satire, historical, american, song and dance ...

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#11. Swing Vote (2008)

Storyline: November, 2004, New Mexico. Bud is a slacker with one good thing in his life, his engaging fifth-grade daughter Molly. On election day, Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place. When he doesn't show, she sneaks a ballot and is about to vote when the power goes off. It turns out that New Mexico's electoral votes will decide the contest, and there it's tied with one vote needing recasting - Bud's. The world's media and both presidential candidates, including the current President, descend on Bud in anticipation of his re-vote in two weeks. Can the clueless Bud, even with the help of Molly and a local TV reporter, handle this responsibility?

Plot Keywords: comedy, political, usa, election, democracy, humor, drama ...

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#12. A Global Affair (1964)

Storyline: As an employee at the United Nations building in New York City, Bob Hope finds himself in charge of an infant abandoned at the UN. Besides being a bachelor trying to cope with an infant, he must determine which nationality the baby is to have since he was abandoned on international territory. Women from several countries appear at his doorstep trying to tempt him and to get him to choose their country.—laird-3

Plot Keywords: romantic comedy, cold war, international politics, united nations, diplomacy, cultural clash, love story ...

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#13. Dear Dictator (2017)

Storyline: When political turmoil forces a British-Caribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban America, and ends up teaching the young teen how to start a revolution and overthrow the "mean girls" at her high school.

Plot Keywords: comedy, political, satire, teen, coming of age, rebellion, friendship ...

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#14. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

Storyline: Sassy postgrad Elle Woods is all about animal rights. In fact, she puts her nuptial plans on hold to head to Washington, D.C. to get an anti-animal testing bill passed. Her building's doorman quickly shows her the ways and workings of our nation's capital.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, female lead, fashion, politics, lawyer, dog ...

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#15. Running Mates (2000)

Storyline: Governor James Reynolds Pryce (Tom Selleck) is running for president, but he still hasn't chosen who will run with him as a vice presidential candidate. His wife (Nancy Travis), his campaign manager, Lauren (Laura Linney), the wife of one potential candidate (Faye Dunaway), and a fundraising manager (Teri Hatcher) are all trying to influence his choice. But the fact that he's been in romantic relationships with all of them is not helping him make an impartial and practical decision.

Plot Keywords: politics, comedy, romance, election, president, usa, romantic comedy ...

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