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The best political movies

The drama of power, from the campaign trail to the corridors of government. The Post is a race to publish the truth, The Trial of the Chicago 7 is gripping courtroom drama, and Thank You for Smoking is a sharp and funny look at spin.

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78 movies

  1. All the President's Men poster All the President's Men1976
  2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939
  3. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb poster Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
  4. The Manchurian Candidate poster The Manchurian Candidate1962
  5. JFK poster JFK1991
  6. Lincoln poster Lincoln2012
  7. Frost/Nixon poster Frost/Nixon2008
  8. The Ides of March poster The Ides of March2011
  9. Wag the Dog poster Wag the Dog1997
  10. The Death of Stalin poster The Death of Stalin2017
  11. The Great Dictator poster The Great Dictator1940
  12. Milk poster Milk2008
  13. Selma poster Selma2014
  14. Darkest Hour poster Darkest Hour2017
  15. Vice poster Vice2018
  16. The Trial of the Chicago 7 poster The Trial of the Chicago 72020
  17. In the Loop poster In the Loop2009
  18. Malcolm X poster Malcolm X1992
  19. Don't Look Up poster Don't Look Up2021
  20. The Post poster The Post2017
  21. Invictus poster Invictus2009
  22. Thank You for Smoking poster Thank You for Smoking2005
  23. Gandhi poster Gandhi1982
  24. Snowden poster Snowden2016
  25. Jackie poster Jackie2016
  26. The Ghost Writer poster The Ghost Writer2010
  27. State of Play poster State of Play2009
  28. Miss Sloane poster Miss Sloane2016
  29. The Iron Lady poster The Iron Lady2011
  30. Judas and the Black Messiah poster Judas and the Black Messiah2021
  31. The Manchurian Candidate poster The Manchurian Candidate2004
  32. Trumbo poster Trumbo2015
  33. Charlie Wilson's War poster Charlie Wilson's War2007
  34. Suffragette poster Suffragette2015
  35. Pride poster Pride2014
  36. The Queen poster The Queen2006
  37. The Deal poster The Deal2003
  38. The Special Relationship poster The Special Relationship2010
  39. The Report poster The Report2019
  40. Election poster Election1999
  41. Being There poster Being There1979
  42. Official Secrets poster Official Secrets2019
  43. Good Night, and Good Luck. poster Good Night, and Good Luck.2005
  44. Duck Soup poster Duck Soup1933
  45. Fair Game poster Fair Game2010
  46. Thirteen Days poster Thirteen Days2000
  47. Dave poster Dave1993
  48. The American President poster The American President1995
  49. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom2013
  50. Nixon poster Nixon1995
  51. W. poster W.2008
  52. Munich - The Edge of War poster Munich - The Edge of War2021
  53. Michael Collins poster Michael Collins1996
  54. Missing poster Missing1982
  55. Reds poster Reds1981
  56. The Parallax View poster The Parallax View1974
  57. Brexit: The Uncivil War poster Brexit: The Uncivil War2019
  58. Primary Colors poster Primary Colors1998
  59. Game Change poster Game Change2012
  60. Recount poster Recount2008
  61. All the Way poster All the Way2016
  62. Confirmation poster Confirmation2016
  63. Dick poster Dick1999
  64. Chappaquiddick poster Chappaquiddick2018
  65. A Face in the Crowd poster A Face in the Crowd1957
  66. Bulworth poster Bulworth1998
  67. The Contender poster The Contender2000
  68. All the King's Men poster All the King's Men1949
  69. Seven Days in May poster Seven Days in May1964
  70. Rustin poster Rustin2023
  71. The Candidate poster The Candidate1972
  72. The Front poster The Front1976
  73. LBJ poster LBJ2017
  74. Bob Roberts poster Bob Roberts1992
  75. Advise & Consent poster Advise & Consent1962
  76. The Great McGinty poster The Great McGinty1940
  77. The Last Hurrah poster The Last Hurrah1958
  78. The Best Man poster The Best Man1964

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