Satirical movies
 

I ve been watching a few of them lately and would like to know if there are more good ones out there. The ones I ve seen are -

Catch 22
M.A.S.H.
This is Spinal Tap
1941
Dr Strangelove
Airplane
Election
The Great Dictator
Network
Being John Malkovich
Office Space
Duck Soup
Fight Club
A Clockwork Orange


I am sure I am missing some other yet-to-see gems. Any other good recs?

I'm sure I could sit around and think of dozens, I'll let you know, but I would suggest immediatly watching Being There (Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine).

Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole!

Incredible dark, dark satire.

Nice.
Noted both. Thanks, guys. Think of some more. :)

What about I'm Gonna Get You, Sucka!

The Doom Generation
God's Lonely Man

Reagan era action flicks.....

I second Ace in the Hole. It's far and away Wilder's most underrated film, and frankly one of his ultimate masterpieces.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is one of the greatest satires (a jab to the upperclass) and one of my personal favorite films. Watch this one when you're feeling glum about your life, it'll cheer things up in a jiffy.

And finally, Godard's Contempt is about the strangest satire I can think of. It's strange because it works so well as a joke against the movies and against the human race that one might not even consider it satire. If you ever wanted to observe human beings as if you weren't one yourself- as a god, almost- this is a must see. Again, one of my personal favorites.

The Trial

Marat Sade

The Crucible

Land of the Blind

I really liked The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. One of the finest satires ever made, IMO.
And Arthur Miller's The Crucible? Think I have that stashed somewhere...if thats the Daniel Day Lewis one.

Wonderful recs so far, folks. Keep thinking of more if you can.

Wag the dog

Check of the films of Peter Watkins:

Privilege

The War Game

The Gladiators

Punishment Park

A lot of 50's Sci-fi are sort of Satirical/Allegorical. They tend to fall into 2 camps:

1) Fear of Bomb/Fear of Nuclear Power - these are your basic giant monster movies from Godzilla to Them etc etc.

2) Fear of Communism/The Red under the bed - Films like Invasion of the body snatchers - I married a monster from outer space etc.

I don't think you could call The War Game a satire, it was supposed to be a realistic documentary-style depiction of a nuclear war.

I second newb's recommendation of Wag the Dog. Excellent film, extremely funny.

Thats true but the other 3 are defianlly satire and of all the Wtakins films i've seen i didn't want to leave it out.

Thats one must-watch I havent seen yet. Need to hunt that one down.

Thanks for reminding about Peter Watkins, Ferox. Someone else told me to check out his work but it had slipped off my mind. Will def be on the lookout for those films. :)

The Ninth Configuration- Written and Directed by William Blatty. Very interesting movie with a brilliant, hilarious script. Amazing cast. Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Joe Spinnel, Robert Loggia, Tom Atkins and Neville Brand to name a few. AKA Twinkle, Twinkle Killer kane