Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "political-comedy"

1. The Regime (2024)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama

Kate Winslet stars in this limited series as the Chancellor of an unnamed Central European nation that is unraveling behind the palace walls.

Stars: Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Guillaume Gallienne, Danny Webb

Votes: 7,552

2. Idiocracy (2006)

R | 84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Corporal Joe Bauers, a decidedly average American, is selected for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten and left to awaken to a future so incredibly moronic that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.

Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews

Votes: 181,754 | Gross: $0.44M

3. Veep (2012–2019)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy

Former Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.

Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott

Votes: 63,373

4. Death Becomes Her (1992)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini

Votes: 131,087 | Gross: $58.42M

5. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, War

An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 517,492 | Gross: $0.28M

6. Team America: World Police (2004)

R | 98 min | Action, Comedy

Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Elle Russ, Kristen Miller

Votes: 178,445 | Gross: $32.79M

7. The Great Dictator (1940)

G | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner

Votes: 237,128 | Gross: $0.29M

8. Dave (1993)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Romance

An uncanny Presidential lookalike named Dave is recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn

Votes: 56,791 | Gross: $63.27M

9. Dick (1999)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy

After wandering off during a White House tour, two high school girls inadvertently become Richard Nixon's top secret advisers at the height of the Watergate scandal.

Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell

Votes: 21,345 | Gross: $6.24M

10. The Campaign (2012)

R | 85 min | Comedy

An incumbent Representative embroiled in personal scandal faces a no-holds-barred challenge from a naive newcomer funded by two unscrupulous billionaire lobbyist brothers.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott

Votes: 136,942 | Gross: $86.91M

11. W. (I) (2008)

PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Hanks

Votes: 50,011 | Gross: $25.53M

12. Head of State (2003)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy

When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, Washington, D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam is unexpectedly picked as his replacement.

Director: Chris Rock | Stars: Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Lynn Whitfield, Dylan Baker

Votes: 21,221 | Gross: $37.79M

13. Bananas (1971)

PG-13 | 82 min | Comedy

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.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalbán, Nati Abascal

Votes: 37,732 | Gross: $11.80M

14. Bulworth (1998)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Kimberly Deauna Adams, Vinny Argiro

Votes: 27,282 | Gross: $26.53M

15. The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)

Approved | 123 min | Comedy, Drama

In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.

Director: Daniel Mann | Stars: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyô, Eddie Albert

Votes: 3,765

16. Canadian Bacon (1995)

PG | 91 min | Action, Comedy

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollak

Votes: 17,979 | Gross: $0.18M

17. The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime

A conman discovers during a "job" that US Congress is where the money is. "Name recognition" gets him elected. Will he develop a conscience?

Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker

Votes: 16,913 | Gross: $46.67M

18. My Fellow Americans (1996)

PG-13 | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy

Two former U. S. Presidents, hated rivals, join forces to expose the current, corrupt President at the risk of their lives.

Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, John Heard

Votes: 15,901 | Gross: $22.29M

19. Bob Roberts (1992)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

A conservative folk singer turns his hand to politics, running for the US Senate. He is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent.

Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman, Ray Wise

Votes: 15,625 | Gross: $4.48M

20. Blaze (1989)

R | 120 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.

Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain

Votes: 4,177 | Gross: $19.13M

21. Spitting Image (1984–1996)

25 min | Comedy

A satire show using puppets that are caricatures of major public figures.

Stars: Steve Nallon, Kate Robbins, Chris Barrie, Jon Glover

Votes: 2,479

22. Wrong Is Right (1982)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A TV reporter finds himself in the middle of an Arab leader buying two portable nukes, terrorists, arms dealer, a reporter/CIA spy killed, a US president ordering a K-I-L-L etc.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad, Katharine Ross

Votes: 2,260 | Gross: $3.38M

23. Juan of the Dead (2011)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

A group of slackers face an army of zombies. The Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government.

Director: Alejandro Brugués | Stars: Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andros Perugorría, Andrea Duro

Votes: 10,988 | Gross: $0.02M

24. Ambassadors (2013)

Comedy, Drama

The adventures and politics of a British ambassador to a fictitious Asian country called Tajbekistan.

Stars: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Susan Lynch, Amara Karan

Votes: 1,925

25. The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Family

Mike Brady becomes the President of the United States, and names Carol as his V.P..

Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Chad Doreck, Autumn Reeser

Votes: 1,005

26. Peepli [Live] (2010)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

An impoverished farmer's threat to end his life invites attention from politicians and media.

Directors: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui | Stars: Onkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffar

Votes: 12,755 | Gross: $0.75M

27. Spitting Image (2020–2021)

23 min | Comedy

A revival of the classic satire show using puppets that are caricatures of major public figures.

Stars: Jess Robinson, John DiMaggio, Matt Forde, Indira Varma

Votes: 796

28. Storm in a Teacup (1937)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.

Directors: Ian Dalrymple, Victor Saville | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker, Sara Allgood

Votes: 1,113

29. Rude Awakening (1989)

R | 100 min | Comedy

In the 1960s, two hippies go off into the jungle to evade the FBI. When they come back to New York in the 1980s, their fellow hippie friends have become rich yuppies.

Directors: David Greenwalt, Aaron Russo | Stars: Cheech Marin, Eric Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Robert Carradine

Votes: 1,478 | Gross: $3.17M

30. Overnight Republic (2017)

110 min | Comedy

A small town people accidentally sinks a US war ship. The mainland decides to cut their ties and leave them to their fate. Without another option, the town becomes a sovereign state but the US still wants to obliterate them.

Director: Murat Kepez | Stars: Çaglar Çorumlu, Büsra Pekin, Mahir Ipek, Ugur Bilgin

Votes: 5,535

31. The Great McGinty (1940)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy

Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.

Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff, Allyn Joslyn

Votes: 4,406

32. Tickling Giants (2016)

TV-14 | 111 min | Documentary

While the Egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned comedian Bassem Youssef airs a television show that makes him popular to his countrymen but disliked by the government.

Director: Sara Taksler | Stars: Bassem Youssef, Jon Stewart, Shadi Alfons, Injy Abou El So'oud

Votes: 1,685 | Gross: $0.04M

33. Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975)

PG | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.

Directors: Steve Binder, Peter H. Hunt | Star: James Whitmore

Votes: 573 | Gross: $11.00M

34. Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018–2020)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

In this weekly show, the former Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj brings his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to explore the larger grim trends shaping our fragmented world.

Stars: Hasan Minhaj, Joyelle Johnson, Arnab Goswami, Andrew Yang

Votes: 7,923

35. Wedding Wars (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After a gay party planner discovers his brother is behind the governor's speech against gay marriage, he decides to go on strike for equal rights.

Director: Jim Fall | Stars: John Stamos, Eric Dane, Bonnie Somerville, Sean Maher

Votes: 2,066

36. The Russell Howard Hour (2017– )

Comedy, News, Talk-Show

The Russell Howard Hour is a satirical comedy show on Sky 1. It follows stand up comic Russell Howard tackling hard-hitting topics with his unique sense of humour. Its format is similar to Russell Howard's Good News that aired on BBC.

Stars: Russell Howard, Paul Chowdhry, Aisling Bea, Guz Khan

Votes: 655

37. The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell (2006)

R | 90 min | Comedy

Tthe film is based on the concept of "New America" in the year 2097, two decades after a nuclear apocalypse. Tex Kennedy, two robotic ex-secret service agents, and a mythical female ... See full summary »

Directors: Jonny Gillette, Kevin Wheatley | Stars: Richard Riehle, Kevin Wheatley, Paul Whitty, Chandler Parker

Votes: 511

38. Hail to the Chief (1985)

30 min | Comedy

Julia Mansfield is the first woman to be elected President of the United States. In addition to dealing with the threat of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, spies in the cabinet, and ... See full summary »

Stars: Patty Duke, Ted Bessell, Quinn Cummings, Ricky Paull Goldin

Votes: 64

39. Wanda at Large (2003)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Wanda Hawkins is a stand up comic who is also working as a correspondent on a political talk show in Washington, D.C. while at home, she must manage her sister-in-law who is raising two children.

Stars: Wanda Sykes, Phil Morris, Dale Godboldo, Tammy Lauren

Votes: 309

40. The Beaverton (2016– )

Comedy, News

A Canadian news satire series which features news stories and editorial pieces whose structure and layout mirror those of conventional news but whose content is contorted to make humorous commentary on Canadian and world issues.

Stars: Emma Hunter, Miguel Rivas, Laura Cilevitz, Marilla Wex

Votes: 371

41. La momia nacional (1981)

85 min | Comedy, Horror

The mummy of an Egyptian princess arrives in Spain, brought by the members of a scientific expedition. Her powers soon start to take hold.

Director: José Ramón Larraz | Stars: Francisco Algora, Quique Camoiras, Azucena Hernández, Carlos Lucena

Votes: 64

42. Eleita (2022– )

30 min | Comedy

Takes place in a dystopian reality. In the near future, the state of Rio de Janeiro is experiencing major abandonment problems.

Stars: Clarice Falcão, Diogo Vilela, Polly Marinho, Bella Camero

Votes: 160

43. White House Madness (1975)

R | 79 min | Comedy

Nixon finds his administration crumbling around him, his allies turning against him, the courts beginning to hound him and an exorcist is even called in to drive the demons from his soul.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Steve Friedman, Dennis Fimple, Perry Cook, Rusty Blitz

Votes: 46

44. Bu Son Olsun (2012)

100 min | Comedy, Drama

Yasar, Apo, Cowboy Ali, Cevat and Ertugrul are 5 homeless guys who made the Balat neighborhood their own. Their only goal in life is to feed their hunger and to stay close to their only ... See full summary »

Director: Orçun Benli | Stars: Mustafa Uzunyilmaz, Orhan Eskin, Ferit Kaya, Volga Sorgu

Votes: 1,041

45. First Lady (1937)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy

As presidential election time approaches in Washington it is the women behind the scenes who seem to be making the decisions.

Director: Stanley Logan | Stars: Kay Francis, Preston Foster, Anita Louise, Walter Connolly

Votes: 515

46. Head of State (2016)

Comedy

An unemployed journalist keeps blaming everyone but himself for problems in his love life and bad policies of the country only to find out what he can change when he becomes the President.

Director: Hrant Yeritskinyan | Stars: Davit Tadevosyan, Anna Grigoryan, Aram Mp3, Sergey Sargsyan

Votes: 115

47. Hello America (2020– )

9 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

Kumar and a rotating cast of correspondents will satirically dissect U.S. news and politics from a global perspective.

Star: Nish Kumar

48. Politics (1931)

Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Romance

Middle-aged widow Hattie Burns becomes fed up when local small-town politicians ignore corruption and decides to run for mayor herself.

Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Roscoe Ates, Karen Morley

Votes: 295

49. Back of the Nation (2015–2020)

Comedy, Talk-Show

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Stars: Lior Schleien, Orna Banai, Einav Galili, Ido Rosenblum

Votes: 98

50. Home Delivery Thieves (2008)

88 min | Adventure, Comedy, History

In search of better education for his daughter, Bruno gets a job as a security guard, getting involved unwillingly in a plot of political corruption.

Director: Ángel Muñiz | Stars: Manolo Ozuna, Miguel Ángel Martínez, Johanny Sosa, Rafael Alduey

Votes: 127