Humor in Politics
I love comedies. Enjoy these political movies which are infused with humor.
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- DirectorCurtis BernhardtStarsFred MacMurrayPolly BergenArlene DahlWhen the women of America join together on election day and elect a Leslie McCloud as the US President, things get a little awkward. Especially for her husband Thad McCloud. He, as First Husband, must take over the job of The First Lady, in the women's groups and garden parties.The FIRST first lady president and her hubby!
- DirectorDavid S. WardStarsJohn GoodmanPeter O'TooleJohn HurtA regular guy from America becomes king of England after a royal wipe-out puts him next in line.England's politics!
- DirectorJonathan LynnStarsEddie MurphyLane SmithSheryl Lee RalphA conman discovers during a "job" that US Congress is where the money is. "Name recognition" gets him elected. Will he develop a conscience?
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsKevin KlineSigourney WeaverFrank LangellaAn uncanny Presidential lookalike named Dave is recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States.
- DirectorHugh WilsonStarsShirley MacLaineNicolas CageAustin PendletonA former U.S. First Lady wants a particular Secret Service agent to head her bodyguard detail, even though he can't stand her.Former ex-first lady
- DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsMichael KeatonGeena DavisChristopher ReeveTwo political speechwriters fall in love before they find out they are working for candidates on opposite sides.Romance between speech writers for opposite parties.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsMichael DouglasAnnette BeningMartin SheenA widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love. It's all above-board, but "politics is perception," and sparks fly anyway.Romance in the White House.
- DirectorDavid Mickey EvansStarsSinbadBrock PierceBlake BoydA former boxer turned Secret Service agent is assigned to protect the President's son, who seems determined to make life difficult for his new protector.The first son and his body guard.
- 1997–20231h 30mTV-G6.3 (4.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorAlex ZammStarsDabney ColemanWill FriedleElisabeth HarnoisA teenager unwittingly falls for the American President's daughter, and the pair soon find themselves off on a wild adventure.Being a tv movie, I don't think we own this, but I remember watching it.
- DirectorAndrew FlemingStarsKirsten DunstMichelle WilliamsDan HedayaAfter wandering off during a White House tour, two high school girls inadvertently become Richard Nixon's top secret advisers at the height of the Watergate scandal.Spoof of All the President's Men
- 1997–20231h 29mTV-G5.3 (411)TV EpisodeDirectorEric ChampnellaStarsBill SwitzerRandy QuaidHolland TaylorA humorous and inspiring adventure about an ordinary middle school student who strikes up an online friendship with someone bearing the screen name Average Joe, only to discover that he's been corresponding with and giving political advice to the President of the United StatesPresident takes advice from teen boy via internet chat room.
- DirectorChris RockStarsChris RockBernie MacLynn WhitfieldWhen a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, Washington, D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam is unexpectedly picked as his replacement.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsMandy MooreMatthew GoodeMark HarmonAnna wants to be like other girls her age (18): date a guy etc. but she's the US president's daughter and always guarded. In Prague he breaks his promise of only 2 agents following her to a concert and she runs away with Ben to see Europe.The first daughter attempts to date.
- DirectorForest WhitakerStarsKatie HolmesMarc BlucasMichael KeatonThe daughter of the U.S. President heads off to college where she falls for a graduate student with a secret.The first daughter heads to college.
- DirectorDonald PetrieStarsGene HackmanRay RomanoMaura TierneyA US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobin WilliamsLaura LinneyLewis BlackA comedian who hosts a news satire program decides to run for president, and a computerized voting machine malfunction gets him elected.