20 Best Libertarian Movies

The 20 best libertarian films, according to the editors of the Orange County Register, in 1999

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Braveheart - 1995 movie that recounts the story of William Wallace
Brazil - 1985 comedic film about a bureaucratic future, written and directed by Terry Gilliam
Casablanca - 1942 Oscar-winning movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
Duck Soup - 1933 Marx Brothers comedy about the fictional country of Freedonia
Fahrenheit 451 - 1966 movie based on the Ray Bradbury novel depicting a society where books have been outlawed
Fountainhead, The - 1949 movie based on Ayn Rand's novel about architect Howard Roark
Godfather, The - 1972 movie, first of the trilogy recounting the story of the Corleone crime family
Gone With the Wind - 1939 Oscar-winning movie about romance during the U.S. Civil War
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 1956 science-fiction movie about alien "pods" taking over individuals in a small town
Man for All Seasons, A - 1966 historical drama recounting the story of how Sir Thomas More stood up to King Henry VIII
Network - 1976 movie, famous for the line "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore"
Ninotchka - 1939 romantic comedy starring Greta Garbo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 1975 Oscar-winning movie starring Jack Nicholson and directed by Milos Forman
Quiet Man, The - 1952 Oscar-winning movie starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara
Schindler's List - 1993 Oscar-winning movie about a German businessman who saved Polish Jews from Auschwitz
Searchers, The - 1956 western movie about a Confederate veteran searching for his niece who had been captured by the Comanches
Sleeper - 1973 science fiction comedy starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton
Star Wars - 1977 science fiction movie, known as "Episode IV: A New Hope", first release of the series
Ten Commandments, The - 1956 movie recounting the biblical story of Moses freeing the Hebrews from Egypt
What About Bob? - 1991 comedy movie about a psychiatrist and his patient

Articles

Freedom's Flicks: The 20 Best Libertarian Movies of all Time, Nov 1999
The Orange County Register picks movies for "freedom lovers"