Political Film and Television: The Politics of Entertainment

Network is a 1976 American satirical black comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paddy Chayefsky. The film stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, and Ned Beatty.

Dave is a 1993 American political comedy-drama film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Gary Ross. The film stars Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, and Charles Grodin.

The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 British biographical political thriller film directed by Kevin Macdonald and written by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. The film is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Giles Foden.

The Dictator is a 2012 American political satire film directed by Larry Charles and written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel, and Jeff Schaffer. The film stars Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, and Megan Fox.

Vice is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay and written by McKay and Charles Randolph. The film stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, and Jesse Plemons.

The Front Runner is a 2018 American biographical political drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Matt Bai and Jay Carson. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J. K. Simmons, Molly Ephraim, and Alfred Molina.

Bombshell is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph. The film stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, and Allison Janney.

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a 2020 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Jason Woliner and written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, and Lee Kern. The film stars Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Rudy Giuliani, and Jason Mantzoukas.

The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a 2020 American historical legal drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, and Jeremy Strong.

Don't Look Up is a 2021 American satirical black comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Himesh Patel, Melanie Lynskey, and Meryl Streep.

All the President's Men is a 1976 American political thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula and written by William Goldman. The film is based on the 1974 book of the same name by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, which detailed their investigation into the Watergate scandal.

Frost/Nixon is a 2008 American biographical drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Peter Morgan. The film is based on Morgan's 2006 stage play of the same name, which dramatizes the series of television interviews between British talk show host David Frost and former U.S. President Richard Nixon.

Lincoln is a 2012 American historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner. The film is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's 2005 book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.

Miss Sloane is a 2016 American political thriller film directed by John Madden and written by Jonathan Perera. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, and John Lithgow.

The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay and written by McKay and Charles Randolph. The film is based on Michael Lewis's 2010 book of the same name.