Post Your Favorite 3 Political Movies (No Documentaries) Only 3 please...

[Pryderi]

If this thread gets more than 8 posts, you can post more of your list. :P

Mine:

1. Network
2. All the President's Men
3. 3 Days of the Condor

[no name no slogan]

1. Dr Strangelove

All the Presidents Men
This Is Spinal Tap

[Heidi]

45. .

Sorry, n n n s. I can't resist. :P

[EstimatedProphet]

2. The Candidate

Bob Roberts
Dr. Strangelove

[stanwyck]

34. Caught "The Candidate" recently

and was amazed at how well it's held up.

[FredScuttle]

3. Here are mine

Nashville
Z
The Conversation

[file83]

57. The Conversation was GREAT! I love that movie.

:thumbsup:

[hippiechick]

4. The Day The Earth Stood Still; Dead Zone; Dave

n/t :hi:

[Catch22Dem]

63. I loved Dave

Just watched it again last week. :)

[GalleryGod]

5. Bill McKay- The Better Way !

The Candidate
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Manchurian Candidate (original,thanks.)

[begin_within]

6. "Salt of the Earth" (1954), "El Norte" (1983), "The Manchurian Candidate"

[Wetzelbill]

13. El Norte is great

awesome film. Love The MC too. Sinatra...what a badass. :)

[begin_within]

16. "El Norte" is on my top-10-of-all-time list. "Salt" deserves a remake NOW.

[SeattleGirl]

7. Good Night, and Good Luck

All the President's Men
Network

[Burma Jones]

8. A Man for All Seasons, Network, Being There

[Hissyspit]

9. The Parallax View, Seven Days In May

3 Days of the Condor

The Best Man is pretty good. (Oops, four.)

[Hissyspit]

19. Oooh, I should have said "Nashville," too!

[tigereye]

10. Reds

Silkwood
Salvador

[terrya]

11. Mine:

"Network"

"The Manchurian Candidate" (the original)

"All the President's Men"

[Wetzelbill]

12. Traffic.....

Giant (which is very political in many ways)

hmmm...

Ran (by Akira Kurosawa, very political, humanist message)

on edit
You know... Salvador has to be in there somewhere.... maybe a tie for third. I know I copped out. :) 3 Days of the Condor... shit I just keep thinking of films.. I'm done.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

14. Here's mine:

1. Seven Days in May
2. All the President's Men
3. The Manchurian Candidate (original)

[Catchawave]

15. American President, Dave, Head of State

I like my political movies light and fluffy :)

[qanda]

17. Here are mine

Missing
Manchurian Candidate (original)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

on edit: Had to add that I enjoyed the original Manchurian Candidate more than the remake, although the remake wasn't completely awful.

[fishwax]

18. Men With Guns, Bob Roberts, and Wag the Dog

[nytemare]

20. "Manchurian Candidate", "Primary Colors"

and "Good Night, and Good Luck".

[Katherine Brengle]

24. I hope you mean the orig. Manchurian Candidate?

The remake was awful.

[nytemare]

30. The original was classic.

I actually liked the remake. It had an eerie feel to it. But, not as much as the original.

[Katherine Brengle]

37. The original was magnificent--

one of my all-time favorite films.

I thought the remake lacked focus and clarity--they tried to modernize the story without changing the title, which was a mistake to some extent. The original was a little trippy, but it made sense--it was masterful.

The remake had characters switched around, which changed the entire tone of the story...

Maybe if I had never seen the original, I would have enjoyed the remake, but I don't think so--I think I had an idea of what was supposed to be going on thanks to the original.

[smitty]

21. Here's my list (in no particular order)

1. Dr. Strangelove
2. All the President's Men
3. Z

[ForrestGump]

22. I just saw "Silver City" -- Chris Cooper nailed Junior Bush in a manner

very much like JohnTravolta's take on Bill Clinton in Primary Colors. In the DVD extras, the film's creators stated that skewering Dubya was a prime motive for making the movie, and the fact that the 2000 election was rigged was in the script. Lots of jabs at the necons, actually.

Ghris Cooper really did a good job, though, acting like a vacant, manipulated simpleton propped up by some bad players, and Richard Dreyfus was also great in the Karl Rove role (though arguably more likeable).

[Katherine Brengle]

23. The American President; Primary Colors; Wag the Dog

I like documentaries better, but movies are good too.

[Ron Mexico]

25. My Fellow Americans

Dr. Strangelove
No third movie comes to mind right now

[no name no slogan]

26. Salvador

still my favorite Oliver Stone film, all these years later.

[Wetzelbill]

29. I think I'd have to agree

loved that film. The DVD has a great documentary on how it was made etc. Unbelievably enlightening.

[no name no slogan]

31. I haven't seen the DVD yet

I'll have to pick that up. That was an amazingly powerful film, one something that got me interested in US foreign policy when I saw it back in the 80s. And fairly accurate, too, unfortunately.

[Wetzelbill]

40. oh yeah pick it up, it's worth it

The making of Doc is about an hour long, truly fascinating. Also, Oliver Stone gives some great audio commentary, if I recall correctly. Well, worth it. :)

[NJ Democrats]

27. My 3 are

The Manchurian Candidate (the original)
Head of State
My fellow Americans.
(I like more comedy type movies)

[Zomby Woof]

28. Zomby4

1. The Contender
2. Network
3. Bob Roberts
4. Election (high school politics is the most brutal of all)

[ncrainbowgrrl]

32. My 3 favorite political movies:

1. Wag The Dog
2. A Day Without A Mexican
3. The Distinguished Gentleman

[Iniquitous Bunny]

33. My 3...

1. V for Vendetta (awesome film.. must see it!!!)
2. 1984
3. Bob Roberts

[leftofthedial]

35. Syriana

The Constant Gardner
V for Vendetta

[serryjw]

36. Enemy Of the State!!!!

Considering that this was written so long ago and what we are now going through it is so timely

2) 3 Days of the Condor
3) American President

[file83]

58. Did you notice the date "September 11" in "Enemy of the State"?

My friend noticed it the last time we were watching it. It's the scene where Gene Hackman is looking in the NSA files of Jon Voight's character (Thomas Brian Reynolds). Gene Hackman reads this "inside man's" birthdate: September 11, 1943! Then they show a screen shot and it shows the Birthdate and his area of expertease: Counter Terrorism. Freaky, huh? Watch it.

[BrotherBuzz]

38. The Mouse That Roared (LOL, starring Peter Sellers, Sellers, and Sellers)

The Candidate (filmed in my hometown)
The Grapes of Wrath (the book is a must read for all progressive thinkers, but the movie was pretty good, too)

[DaveinMD]

39. let's see

All the President's Men
In the Name of the Father
The Manchurian Candidate (Original Version)

I'd also add Dr. Strangelove to the list.

[jus_the_facts]

41. JFK.....The Rainmaker.....and Erin Brockovich.

[file83]

59. JFK - excellent choice!

[Pryderi]

42. My Spencer Tracy Triple:

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Judgment at Nuremberg
Inherit the Wind

[Call Me Wesley]

43. A snippet:

1. Z
2. I comme Icare (I as in Icarus)
3. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

[Eugene]

44. Seven Days In May

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Missles of October

[LynneSin]

46. I love them all but one that stands out: Bob Roberts!!

It's kinda like a documentary and by the time you're done you just swear that Tim Robbins is a frothing-at-the-mouth conservative who is close personal friends with ilks like Tom Delay and Rick Santorum. And how Bob Roberts basically rips off Bob Dylan in his neo-con folk sons is actually a bit of a hoot. But the person who steals the movie is Jack Black in his very first movie. It's a small part but the guy rocked

[KyndCulture]

47. Soylent Green, All the President's Men & Good Night/Good Luck

[CBHagman]

48. This is tricky.

In terms of things to watch over and over again, I favor the following three:

The Farmer's Daughter (Watch Charles Bickford in a pivotal scene with a racist.)
Casablanca
Breaker Morant

I have to mention a few others: Missing, Romero, The Mission, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, In the Name of the Father, The Gangs of New York, Good Night and Good Luck, Dave, 1776, The Constant Gardener, Being There, Dr. Strangelove, A Man for All Seasons, The Crucible.

[Pryderi]

49. "Born on the 4th of July"--Really good in light of current events.

[CBHagman]

50. I forgot The Front.

Those DUers who have already seen Good Night and Good Luck should consider seeing The Front, a 1976 comedy-drama about the blacklist, this time in the world of entertainment rather than TV news. I only saw it recently (at a special screening where the writer took questions) and was duly impressed. As it happens, the director, screenwriter, and several of the featured actors had all been blacklisted back in the day.

[momophile]

51. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

I can't think of two other favorites...

[Reciprocity]

52. The Dead Zone, Bulworth, Primary Colors

[WCGreen]

53. The Last Hurrah.....

Advise and Consent....
Fail Safe....

[Floogeldy]

54. I have five favorite political movies.

Therefore, I will not participate in this thread due to the ridiculous restrictive rules.

[Pryderi]

56. Ok. 3 movie rule is now suspended.

[Langis]

55. Mine are...

1. Dave
2. V for Vendetta
3. Bob Roberts

[file83]

60. V for Vendetta is an instant classic - good choice!

[enigmatic]

61. A Face In The Crowd is number one

http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/ddb5490109a79f598625623d0015f1e4/96d8113f8223d1778825700100151ac8?OpenDocument

Andy Griffith is brilliant in this film...

[Pryderi]

66. Looks interesting. I'll put it on my Netflix list

[Catch22Dem]

62. Seven Days in May / Fail Safe / Bulworth

[LSK]

64. Bob Roberts, JFK, Born on the 4th of July

[Kurovski]

65. JFK, Network, Dr. Strangelove.