Genre: Satire

Satire uses humor as a weapon — mocking folly, power, and pretension to expose the truth underneath the joke.

  • They Live (1988) Cover

    They Live (1988)

    A drifter discovers sunglasses that reveal the wealthy elite are alien creatures controlling humanity through subliminal messaging.
    Horror • Satire • Science Fiction
    May 19, '26
  • The Hospital (1971) Cover

    The Hospital (1971)

    Arthur Hiller's 1971 medical satire. Paddy Chayefsky screenplay, George C. Scott as suicidal chief of medicine. Won Best Original Screenplay.
    Medical Drama • Satire
    May 19, '26
  • Critical Care (1997) Cover

    Critical Care (1997)

    Sidney Lumet's 1997 medical satire. James Spader as resident in end-of-life care system. Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft.
    Medical Drama • Satire
    May 19, '26
  • Don’t Look Up (2021) Cover

    Don’t Look Up (2021)

    Adam McKay's 2021 climate-denial satire. DiCaprio, Lawrence, Streep, Hill. Heavy-handed but the targets earn it.
    Comedy • Satire
    May 19, '26
  • M*A*S*H (1970) Cover

    M*A*S*H (1970)

    Robert Altman's 1970 Korean War satire. Sutherland and Gould as wartime surgeons. Spawned the TV series. Anti-war through black comedy.
    Comedy • Satire • War
    May 19, '26
  • Catch-22 (1970) Cover

    Catch-22 (1970)

    Mike Nichols' 1970 Heller adaptation. Alan Arkin as Yossarian. Substantial source material that the film handles only partially.
    Comedy • Satire • War
    May 19, '26
  • The Player (1992) Cover

    The Player (1992)

    Robert Altman's 1992 Hollywood satire. Tim Robbins as studio executive. Opening tracking shot, sixty-five star cameos.
    Comedy • Satire
    May 19, '26
  • Being There (1979) Cover

    Being There (1979)

    Hal Ashby's 1979 satire with Peter Sellers as gardener mistaken for political sage. Final film of Sellers' great period.
    Comedy • Satire
    May 19, '26
  • Wag the Dog (1997) Cover

    Wag the Dog (1997)

    Barry Levinson's 1997 political satire. Hoffman and De Niro fabricate a war to bury a presidential scandal. Mamet co-wrote.
    Comedy • Satire
    May 19, '26
  • Idiocracy (2006) Cover

    Idiocracy (2006)

    Mike Judge's 2006 dystopian satire. Average man wakes in 500-years-dumber future. Cult standing built through home video.
    Comedy • Satire • Science Fiction
    May 19, '26
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