Movies and TV series about satire

The 57 best titles about satire, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
iRank90
1964 · Stanley Kubrick
MovieComedyWar
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
The Great Dictator
iRank87
1940 · Charlie Chaplin
MovieComedyWar
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Her
iRank86
2013 · Spike Jonze
MovieDramaRomanceScience Fiction
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops b
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
iRank86
1975 · Terry Gilliam
MovieAdventureComedyFantasy
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galah
BoJack Horseman
iRank85
2014 · Will Arnett
SeriesAnimationComedyDrama
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
The Boys
iRank85
2019 · Jessica Chou
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
Get Out
iRank85
2017 · Jordan Peele
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interr
American Beauty
iRank84
1999 · Sam Mendes
MovieDrama
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Network
iRank84
1976 · Sidney Lumet
MovieDrama
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink
Life of Brian
iRank83
1979 · Terry Jones
MovieComedy
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother,
South Park
iRank83
1997 · Frank C. Agnone II
SeriesAnimationComedy
Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Black Mirror
iRank83
2011 · Bisha K. Ali
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.
Monty Python's Flying Circus
iRank83
1969
SeriesComedy
A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.
Daria
iRank82
1997
SeriesAnimationComedy
After moving to a new town with her stressed-out parents and relentlessly popular little sister, Daria uses her acerbic wit and keen powers of observation to contend with the mind-numbingly ridiculous
A Clockwork Orange
iRank82
1971 · Stanley Kubrick
MovieCrimeScience Fiction
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. Th
Drawn Together
iRank82
2004
SeriesAnimationComedyReality
The world's first animated reality series gathers icons from all corners of the cartoon universe and lets them loose, with plenty of cameras to catch their exploits. Here's what happens when eight car
District 9
iRank82
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
MovieScience Fiction
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are manage
Shaun of the Dead
iRank81
2004 · Edgar Wright
MovieComedyHorror
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenu
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
iRank80
2006 · Larry Charles
MovieComedy
Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behav
Parks and Recreation
iRank80
2009 · Dean Holland
SeriesComedy
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, an
The Simpsons
iRank80
1989 · James L. Brooks
SeriesAnimationComedyFamily
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands
PK
iRank80
2014 · Rajkumar Hirani
MovieComedyDramaScience Fiction
A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.
Blackadder
iRank80
1983
SeriesComedy
Blackadder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of The Great War.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
iRank78
2022 · Rian Johnson
MovieComedyCrimeMystery
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
Scream Queens
iRank78
2015
SeriesComedyMystery
The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.
The Substance
iRank78
2024 · Coralie Fargeat
MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
The Ugly Stepsister
iRank77
2025 · Emilie Blichfeldt
MovieComedyDramaHorror
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, and she will go to any length to catch the prince’s eye.
Bugonia
iRank77
2025 · Yorgos Lanthimos
MovieComedyScience FictionThriller
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Trading Places
iRank77
1983 · John Landis
MovieComedy
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
The White Lotus
iRank76
2021 · Mark Kamine
SeriesComedyDramaMystery
Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, th
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
iRank76
1976 · René Goscinny
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally ou
Barbie
iRank76
2023 · Greta Gerwig
MovieAdventureComedyFantasy
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and p
Despicable Me
iRank76
2010 · Pierre Coffin
MovieAnimationComedyCrime
Gru is a supervillain determined to prove he’s the greatest by stealing the Moon. To pull off his plan, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as part of his sche
Office Space
iRank76
1999 · Mike Judge
MovieComedy
A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to
Jojo Rabbit
iRank75
2019 · Taika Waititi
MovieComedyDramaWar
Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hi
Family Guy
iRank74
1999 · Alec Sulkin
SeriesAnimationComedy
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
iRank74
2022 · Tom Gormican
MovieActionComedyCrime
Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited b
Tropic Thunder
iRank73
2008 · Ben Stiller
MovieActionAdventureComedy
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading
American Psycho
iRank72
2000 · Mary Harron
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
iRank71
2020 · Jason Woliner
MovieComedy
14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19
This Is the End
iRank70
2013 · Evan Goldberg
MovieActionComedy
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Dogma
iRank70
1999 · Kevin Smith
MovieAdventureComedyFantasy
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and reenter Heaven.
Triangle of Sadness
iRank70
2022 · Ruben Östlund
MovieComedyDrama
A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stra
Bodies Bodies Bodies
iRank70
2022 · Halina Reijn
MovieComedyHorrorMystery
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn
Starship Troopers
iRank68
1997 · Paul Verhoeven
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally t
Natural Born Killers
iRank67
1994 · Oliver Stone
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Eddington
iRank66
2025 · Ari Aster
MovieComedyCrimeWestern
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
Beau Is Afraid
iRank66
2023 · Ari Aster
MovieAdventureComedyFantasy
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
Space Force
iRank65
2020 · Ken Kwapis
SeriesComedyDrama
A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.
Don't Look Up
iRank65
2021 · Adam McKay
MovieComedyDramaScience Fiction
Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.
The Dictator
iRank61
2012 · Larry Charles
MovieComedy
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Spaceballs
iRank61
1987 · Mel Brooks
MovieComedyScience Fiction
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Y
The Hunt
iRank61
2020 · Craig Zobel
MovieActionHorrorThriller
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt
Charlie's Angels
iRank59
2000 · McG
MovieActionComedyAdventure
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided
Scary Movie
iRank57
2000 · Keenen Ivory Wayans
MovieComedy
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite sca
Not Another Teen Movie
iRank46
2001 · Joel Gallen
MovieComedy
On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrageous send-up of the teen movies of the 1980s and '
Striptease
iRank36
1996 · Andrew Bergman
MovieComedyCrimeDrama
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to