The first of two political flicks on our list, Wag the Dog has a powerhouse cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Woody Harrelson, Anne Heche, Willie Nelson and William H. Macy among others. Director Barry Levinson (Rain Man) helms this film about a president who faces a sex scandal while he is up for reelection. So what do the political cats do? They call in a Hollywood big shot to stage a fake war to elevate the president€™s numbers. The film is absurd, improbable and frightening, and all of it, we realize, is within the realm of possibility in the convoluted arena that is our modern day U.S. political system. This is political satire at its best and a must-see for political junkies.