20. The President’s Analyst (1967)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (3,245 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 78% (1,137 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 77% (22 reviews)
> Directed by: Theodore J. Flicker
The president’s shrink (James Coburn) is on the run and various entities want to find him in this political satire. Village Voice critic J. Hoberman called it a “reasonably fit and funny artifact from the age of grooviness.”
19. Citizen Ruth (1996)
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (7,771 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 74% (5,342 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 81% (26 reviews)
> Directed by: Alexander Payne
The feature debut from director Alexander Payne is one of his most biting efforts to date. Laura Dern plays pregnant drug addict Ruth Stoops, who’s used as a political tool by people on both sides of the abortion debate.
18. Team America: World Police (2004)
> IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (164,240 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 80% (402,965 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 77% (198 reviews)
> Directed by: Trey Parker
From the creators of “South Park” comes this puppet musical satire with a similar sensibility. Follow an elite counter-terrorism unit as they police the world and take down North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il (voiced by Trey Parker).
17. The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (8,539 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 74% (4,772 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 86% (21 reviews)
> Directed by: Norman Jewison
This Oscar-nominated comedy examines Cold War paranoia through a slapstick lens. When a Russian submarine gets stuck on American soil, the crew members resort to various hijinks to avoid an international incident. Alan Arkin delivers a standout performance as Lieutenant Yuri Rozanov.
16. The Candidate (1972)
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (10,642 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 73% (4,993 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 88% (32 reviews)
> Directed by: Michael Ritchie
This political dramedy stars Robert Redford as Bill McKay, a progressive lawyer who compromises his values while running for Senator. Rife with enduring themes, it won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
