10. The Death of Stalin (2017)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (94,529 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 78% (6,655 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 95% (249 reviews)
> Directed by: Armando Iannucci
“Veep” creator Armando Iannucci co-wrote and directed this political black comedy, about the conspicuous power vacuum left behind by Stalin’s death. Senior members of the Council of Ministers scramble to adapt in a manner that’s probably more authentic than one might imagine. “A devastatingly funny dissection of power politics,” wrote critic Sandra Hall for the Sydney Morning Herald.
9. Thank You for Smoking (2005)
> IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (216,480 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 87% (258,628 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 86% (181 reviews)
> Directed by: Jason Reitman
Director Jason Reitman’s feature debut, drawn from the Christopher Buckley novel of the same name, takes viewers behind the scenes of the Big Tobacco lobby. Aaron Eckhart plays spokesman Nick Naylor, who spins death and other hazards into positive promotion for the cigarette industry.
8. In the Loop (2009)
> IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (58,086 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 82% (100,000 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 94% (179 reviews)
> Directed by: Armando Iannucci
Spun-off from the BBC series “The Thick of It,” this quick-witted satire explores the fine line between casualness and catastrophe in the modern world. What starts with an off-the-cusp remark escalates into geo-political conflict with possible military repercussions.
7. The Great McGinty (1940)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (3,823 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 79% (633 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 100% (25 reviews)
> Directed by: Preston Sturges
This Old Hollywood comedy features the kind of brilliant satire that only a director like Preston Sturges could deliver. It tells the story of Dan McGinty (Brian Donlevy), whose career in crooked politics gets derailed by a moment of honesty.
6. One, Two, Three (1961)
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10 (20,391 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 88% (4,853 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 91% (22 reviews)
> Directed by: Billy Wilder
Based on a one-act play, Billy Wilder’s political comedy takes place during the Cold War in the hotbed of West Berlin. A Coca-Cola executive (James Cagney) agrees to look after his boss’s teen daughter and soon finds himself grappling with her communist ties. The Berlin Wall was erected shortly before the film’s release and it affected audience perceptions of it.
