Movies about politics can provide perspective, history, comic relief, and uncanny insight as life sometimes imitates art. As America tumbles through this stormy and unprecedented election year, Stacker took a look at the 50 best films made about politics.
Some offer comfort and wisdom that heroes can prevail, like “Hotel Rwanda” or stirring portrayals of “Lincoln,” “Gandhi,” and the swashbuckling “Lawrence of Arabia.” Others are thrillers that tell of realistic mysteries and conspiracies, like “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” that keep audiences at the edge of their seats. Many teach lessons from history, such as the generations-long conflict in Northern Ireland, the Cold War, and the historic rifts in the Middle East. “Frost/Nixon” and “All the President’s Men” are reminders of corruption in the White House that led to a president’s downfall.
William Shakespeare provided tragedies and historic dramas that ring true…
