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The 100 Most Significant Political Films of All Time From the New Republic

Not "best." Not "favorite." Not "most likable." Most significant. Some are obvious. Some obscure. A few will be controversial. Let the debate begin. From The New Republic: "It was that germ of an idea that led us to reach out to J. Hoberman, one of the leading film critics of the last half-century, to curate this project. Hoberman changed it from "best" to "most significant" and led us in assembling a list of around 130 critics to whom we wrote, asking them to participate. We were pleased that 79 wrote back with their lists." The movies are listed from 100 to 1, where 1 is the most significant.
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1
One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
2
Fail-Safe (1964)
Fail-Safe (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
3
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
Germany Year Zero (1948)
Germany Year Zero (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
5
A Grin Without a Cat (1977)
A Grin Without a Cat (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
6
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
Weekend (1967)
Weekend (1967)
8
The World (2004)
The World (2004)
9
The Tin Drum (1979)
The Tin Drum (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
10
Syriana (2005)
Syriana (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
11
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
Salvador (1986)
Salvador (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
13
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
14
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
15
Olympia (1938)
Olympia (1938)
16
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
18
Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)
Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)
19
American Sniper (2014)
American Sniper (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
20
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
21
City Hall (1996)
City Hall (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
22
No (2012)
No (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
23
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972)
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972)
24
A Short Film About Killing (1989)
A Short Film About Killing (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
25
They Live (1988)
They Live (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
26
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
27
Platform (2000)
Platform (2000)
28
Dogville (2003)
Dogville (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
29
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
30
Being There (1979)
Being There (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
31
The Death of Stalin (2017)
The Death of Stalin (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
32
The Best Man (1964)
The Best Man (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
33
Arsenal (1929)
Arsenal (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
34
Point of Order! (1964)
Point of Order! (1964)
35
The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
36
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
The American President (1995)
The American President (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
38
Lumumba: Death of a Prophet (1992)
Lumumba: Death of a Prophet (1992)
39
Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998)
Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998)
40
Earth (1930)
Earth (1930)
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