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longship

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129. This is a must see flick.

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 12:14 AM

Sep 2012

The cast is stellar. An absolutely incredible telling of the Greek counter-revolution.

One of my favorite flicks of all time.

"Like a tiger!" the movie jumps out at you.

I cannot recommend Z more strongly.

Directed by Costa Gavras

Here's the IMDB entry. Z

This one is high art. All the more so since it is based on actual history. All the more chilling given today's US politics.

This the epitome of political movies and should be on every progressive's list.

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Do you have a favorite political movie? [View all] cynatnite Sep 2012 OP

Bob Roberts taterguy Sep 2012 #1

Same Here AnnieBW Sep 2012 #72

Likewise. It's almost completely unknown, SheilaT Sep 2012 #106

All The President's Men tridim Sep 2012 #2

I just got the dvd of All the President's Men. I have watched it once a decade. applegrove Sep 2012 #70

"The Candidate" ewagner Sep 2012 #3

I'd go with that one too. NCarolinawoman Sep 2012 #58

Yes...and... ewagner Sep 2012 #134

True railsback Sep 2012 #65

Three Days of the Condor montanacowboy Sep 2012 #4

Excellent choice! One of my favorite movies! n/t DearHeart Sep 2012 #128

Wag the Dog. nt rrneck Sep 2012 #5

Z flyingfysh Sep 2012 #6

I should add a comment to this flyingfysh Sep 2012 #28

This is a must see flick. longship Sep 2012 #129

Hell, yes. Z. Frank Cannon Sep 2012 #138

"Manchurian Candidate", original version. (nt) Paladin Sep 2012 #7

My favorite too. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #82

+1 cyberswede Sep 2012 #107

Air Force One! Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #8

They shoulda cast Eastwood, then. Bucky Sep 2012 #40

The Ides of March, with George Clooney. nt Zorra Sep 2012 #9

I want to see that one! Whisp Sep 2012 #14

The American President eissa Sep 2012 #10

That's why you should watch "The West Wing". Aristus Sep 2012 #20

Yep, great show and movie. eqfan592 Sep 2012 #112

Great flick! cyberswede Sep 2012 #108

One of my favorite movies. Lugnut Sep 2012 #133

Dr. Strangelove Bozita Sep 2012 #11

My absolute all time favorite! etherealtruth Sep 2012 #19

#1 on my list as well. I could watch it once a week. n/t cherokeeprogressive Sep 2012 #44

Oh yah.Shoulda been my first thought. Stryder Sep 2012 #67

Mine too. DCBob Sep 2012 #83

I concur! cyberswede Sep 2012 #111

Reds. Starry Messenger Sep 2012 #12

Primary Colors Whisp Sep 2012 #13

To the politically-minded, everything is political Cirque du So-What Sep 2012 #15

Bulworth Initech Sep 2012 #16

bbbbahhbbaabbuh...OBSENITY? alphafemale Sep 2012 #59

Yeah! + 1 no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #94

Game Change Siwsan Sep 2012 #17

Good Night and Good Luck... Spazito Sep 2012 #18

LOVED Good Night and Good luck! (nt) eqfan592 Sep 2012 #113

Bob Roberts. It just gets truer every year. nt Poll_Blind Sep 2012 #21

Election ibegurpard Sep 2012 #22

Advise nd Consent Mponti Sep 2012 #23

I just saw that Beringia Sep 2012 #39

Trivia about Advise and Consent Mponti Sep 2012 #110

Not to be picky, but that would be Advise and Consent. WillowTree Sep 2012 #118

I, Claudius Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #24

My wife and I love that series lame54 Sep 2012 #26

JFK lame54 Sep 2012 #25

Failsafe lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #27

This is a great one! nt cyberswede Sep 2012 #114

That was just on TV over Labor Day weekend. WillowTree Sep 2012 #119

And Walter Matthau as the smarmy hawk. longship Sep 2012 #124

2 old movies Gabriel over the whitehouse & the best man kimbutgar Sep 2012 #29

Gabriel over the White House is a fucking awesome movie. Bucky Sep 2012 #48

Primary Colors... Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #30

People Thought It Would Be Perceived As Anti-Clinton But It Was A Birthday Gift From John Travolta DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #47

7 Days in May oldhippydude Sep 2012 #31

Yes! El Supremo Sep 2012 #77

I agree! cyberswede Sep 2012 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberswede Sep 2012 #120

Many of my favorites are already listed, so I'm adding HOUSE OF CARDS MrScorpio Sep 2012 #32

Oh yeah.. that rocks and it's on Netflix Streaming these days, gotta watch it again! Mayberry Machiavelli Sep 2012 #84

The Sand Pebbles. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #33

+100 oneshooter Sep 2012 #97

One of mine is "The Year of Living Dangerously" Warpy Sep 2012 #34

2 great movies Mponti Sep 2012 #51

Executive Action bongbong Sep 2012 #35

State of the Union Lisa D Sep 2012 #36

Mine is also Mr.Smith goes to Washington..nt Stuart G Sep 2012 #37

Advise and Consent with Charles Laughton and Henry Fonda Beringia Sep 2012 #38

Primary Colors DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #41

Nixon was pretty good. I also like Fidel and in the time of the butterflies. craigmatic Sep 2012 #42

Primary Colors tallahasseedem Sep 2012 #43

Chaplin's The Great Dictator aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #45

The Parallax View tufnel Sep 2012 #46

A few jp11 Sep 2012 #49

Inherit the Wind ananda Sep 2012 #50

And while I'm thinking of Spencer Tracy ... lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #55

Both are my favorite all time Spencer Tracy movies. n/t cynatnite Sep 2012 #74

On my "Must See" list. (nt) eqfan592 Sep 2012 #115

Until I read the play, I didn't realize Hornbeck Mac1949 Sep 2012 #130

house of cards i think it was called, a BBC political drama very clever loli phabay Sep 2012 #52

"Now you might very well think that, but of course I couldn't possibly comment." CBHagman Sep 2012 #105

lol well played yup thats it havent seen it in years but it stuck with me. loli phabay Sep 2012 #123

There are quite a few listed that I like. I'll add "The Cradle Will Rock" Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #53

In the Name of the Father (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2012 #54

Network Bjorn Against Sep 2012 #56

Jensens spiel to Howard Beal say's it all !!! orpupilofnature57 Sep 2012 #79

Love that scene. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #96

You beat me to it, Bjorn Against spiderpig Sep 2012 #90

Dave and It's a Wonderful Life. MissMarple Sep 2012 #57

I love "It's A Wonderful Life", I don't care if it's sappy. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #86

A Very British Coup hack89 Sep 2012 #60

3, corresponding to the three primary strands of my ties to the Dem Party abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #61

Fiction: Bullworth. Documentary: Chisolm '72: Unbought & Unbossed eom TransitJohn Sep 2012 #62

"In the Time of Butterflies" EC Sep 2012 #63

A few JustAnotherGen Sep 2012 #64

"The Distinguished Gentleman"--spot on about the flim-flam side ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2012 #66

Primary Colors. And The American President. More of a romance, I guess. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #68

Burzynski Th1onein Sep 2012 #69

In a sense, ALL movies are political. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2012 #71

The Motorcycle Diaries limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #73

Very good one, strongly recommended. Mayberry Machiavelli Sep 2012 #85

Bulworth. Edweird Sep 2012 #75

"A Clockwork Orange" Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #76

" Victim of the modern age , poor poor girl " orpupilofnature57 Sep 2012 #78

In the Name of the Father a film which shows it can happen anywhere. Ghost of Tom Joad Sep 2012 #80

One Mother's Son is also another a good film about the IRA smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #88

Ah, I forgot about the Battle of Algiers. Waltz with Bashir... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2012 #122

Well, I have a few... WeekendWarrior Sep 2012 #81

PINOCCIO! Well it's not a political movie, but it is a movie that reminds me of Romney. Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #87

Dave sadbear Sep 2012 #89

Teahouse of the August Moon BlueinOhio Sep 2012 #91

"Being There" with Peter Sellers mucifer Sep 2012 #92

Great movie til the final scene graham4anything Sep 2012 #104

The Contender n/t tammywammy Sep 2012 #93

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence notundecided Sep 2012 #95

Toss up between "Face in the Crowd" and "Meet John Doe"... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #98

"Sneakers" with Robert Redford oneshooter Sep 2012 #99

BLAZE with Paul Newman bottomofthehill Sep 2012 #100

Idiocracy. nt valerief Sep 2012 #101

12 Angry Men & Grapes of Wrath both starring Henry Fonda graham4anything Sep 2012 #102

Robin Hood. Firebrand Gary Sep 2012 #103

Deep Throat jberryhill Sep 2012 #109

Thirteen Days is probably my favorite. eqfan592 Sep 2012 #117

Thirteen Days cyberswede Sep 2012 #121

Great flick and historically accurate. longship Sep 2012 #126

Spinning Boris lexx21 Sep 2012 #125

Thank You For Smoking n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #127

Got to be Dave. It was just brilliant Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2012 #131

War Inc., V for Vendetta, The Pianist and... Mac1949 Sep 2012 #132

Harlan County, USA Skidmore Sep 2012 #135

"Citizen Kane" TheManInTheMac Sep 2012 #136

Life of Brian eShirl Sep 2012 #137