Your Top Ten Political/Election Movies Ever

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g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,252
edited August 2008 in A Moving Train
With this being a heated political year what's your top 10 Political/Election Movies?

Here's mine...

]1. All The President's Men (1976) Redford, Hoffman

2. Wag The Dog (1998) Deniro, Hoffman

3. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Laurence Harvey, remake Denzel, Streep

4. The Candidate (1972) Robert Redford

5. 3 Days Of The Condor (1975) Redford, Dunaway

6. Power (1986) Richard Gere

7. Cry Freedom (1987) Denzel Washington as Steven Biko Trailer

8. Primary Colors (1998) John Travolta Trailer

9. Man Of The Year (2006) Robin Williams Trailer

10. Shattered Glass (2003) Trailer

Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


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  • Abuskedti
    Abuskedti Posts: 1,917
    Promises

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySJaH7OXzOA
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    Children of Men.
    THANK YOU, LOSTDAWG!


    naděje umírá poslední
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    My favorite is probably "Thirteen Days".

    Others that I like are:

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    The American President (cheesy, but I like the acting and Sorkin's dialog)
    Hotel Rawanda
    Primary Colors
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,252
    blackredyellow wrote:
    My favorite is probably "Thirteen Days".

    Others that I like are:

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    The American President (cheesy, but I like the acting and Sorkin's dialog)
    Hotel Rawanda
    Primary Colors

    I wanted to include both of those but they got squeezed out, every time it's on I'm watching.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    not really an 'election' movie, more about replacing a dead VP...but an absolutely brilliant political film: the contender
    joan allen, jeff bridges, gary oldman and christian slater



    as for election films, i love election :D
    matthew broderick and reese witherspoon


    oooooooo thirteen days and primary colors are great too!
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    Anyone seen the Documentary Street Fight? I was a documentary about the 2002 Race for Mayor of Newark. It was really well done and showed all the dirty tricks the existing mayor used to stay in power including finding out the names of people working for the city who were volunteering for his opponent (and transferring them to crappier jobs, or graveyard shifts) and having the cops ticket all the cars in front of the other guys HQ. Really worth checking out.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457496/
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    V for Vendetta
  • DriftingByTheStorm
    DriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Good Morning Vietnam
    :D
    If I was to smile and I held out my hand
    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • Vince
    Vince Posts: 174
    Bulworth!!!
    “Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,252
    polaris wrote:
    V for Vendetta

    Superb movie that should have been on my list.

    Anybody seen this movie Catch A Fire (2006) starring Tim Robbins

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • bernmodi
    bernmodi Posts: 631
    Arlington Road
    Absolute Power
  • thepearlman
    thepearlman Posts: 1
    BOB ROBERTS!!!

    Probably the best political satire of all time.

    Tim Robbins showed up at the Redding PA show as the title character; he came out in a wheel chair and got electrocuted. I got there too late to see it, but it was in the film about the Vote for Change tour that was on the Sundance Channel.
  • anotherclone
    anotherclone Posts: 1,688
    decides2dream wrote:
    not really an 'election' movie, more about replacing a dead VP...but an absolutely brilliant political film: the contender
    joan allen, jeff bridges, gary oldman and christian slater


    Totally agree with you on The Contender.

    That was a fantastic movie.
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Mr. Smith goes to Washington
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    You can't be neutral on a moving train ~ Howard Zinn

    Fog of War ~ Robert McNamara
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    anotherclone wrote:
    Totally agree with you on The Contender.

    That was a fantastic movie.


    i think you are the ONLY other person i have ever met, even virtually ;), has ever even seen it. that's a real shame too...it IS such an amazing film and should be seen by EVERYone!


    g under p wrote:
    Superb movie that should have been on my list.

    Anybody seen this movie Catch A Fire (2006) starring Tim Robbins

    Peace




    seen it, not very impressive.
    i guess worth a rental, better than a lot of other shit out there, but don't expect much.
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • anotherclone
    anotherclone Posts: 1,688
    decides2dream wrote:
    i think you are the ONLY other person i have ever met, even virtually ;), has ever even seen it. that's a real shame too...it IS such an amazing film and should be seen by EVERYone!


    Same here!

    It really gave me a different feeling about politics. Hard for me to explain,but it was like an eyeopener. I had a lot of respect for her character, but the end was a WOW.

    It feels like it could have been written by Aaron Sorkin that's how perfect I think this movie was. :)
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    anotherclone wrote:
    Same here!

    It really gave me a different feeling about politics. Hard for me to explain,but it was like an eyeopener. I had a lot of respect for her character, but the end was a WOW.



    exactly...and exactly. LOVED it!
    MORE people need to see this flick!
    i have recommended it to soooo many people, and sadly, i don't think ANy of em have bothered to see it. and people ask me to recommend flicks all the time b/c i am a huge buff, and many follow my recommendations, but not on this one...:(
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


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