Pro-liberty entertainment shows and movies

[Anti-Neocon]

Sometimes reality is too depressing but it'd be nice if there was something entertaining to watch that was at least anti-patriotardism. Seems like most shows either worship the state or turn a blind eye to it.

This is in part a personal request but also think it'd be nice to help some better stuff gain traction, cause what our fellow Americans watch shapes their minds immensely.

Thanks!

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Serenity.

Amazing Grace.

The Hunger Games.

 

[William Tell]

Gods and Generals. The Patriot. Braveheart. True Grit. Red Dawn. Firefly.

 

[milgram]

I could list a lot of anti-govt / anti-war films. The promotion of liberty itself is often secondary at best.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Catch-22 (1970)
Hearts and Minds (1974)
Brazil (1985)
The Trial (1962)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
The Lives of Others (2006)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Fifth Seal (1976)
Witchhammer (1970)
The Joke (1969)
The Witness (1969)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Mr. Freedom (1969)
Missing (1982)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)

 

[Anti-Neocon]

Thanks everyone! I'll be sure to look up all these suggestions.and don't worry if they don't promote liberty first and foremost.

Basically I just want something that is:
a) good and entertaining to watch
b) somewhat against patriotardism and state-worship

Heck, even something like Apocalypse Now would qualify to me. It's just so frustrating when all the supposedly good shows and movies just seem part of some big entertainment complex which promotes values that destroy society, and that's why I made this.

 

[willwash]

Iron Man? He does a fairly good job defending his financial success.

 

[Cdn_for_liberty]

Demolition Man
Full Metal Jacket

 

[dannno]

Idiocracy

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

The Outlaw Josie Wales
Copperhead
Dr. Strangelove or How I Leanred to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
V For Vendetta

 

[Anti Federalist]

The Lego Movie

 

[osan]

I could list a lot of anti-govt / anti-war films. The promotion of liberty itself is often secondary at best.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Catch-22 (1970)
Hearts and Minds (1974)
Brazil (1985)
The Trial (1962)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
The Lives of Others (2006)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Fifth Seal (1976)
Witchhammer (1970)
The Joke (1969)
The Witness (1969)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Mr. Freedom (1969)
Missing (1982)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)

One of my favorite films. See it here:

[video]http://www.movie4k.to/A-Man-For-All-Seasons-watch-movie-4428507.html[/video]

A favorite quote:

"I think when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos."​

 

[fisharmor]

Brazil (1985)

Every time movies come up I'm usually the only one to mention this... it should be required viewing to be part of the liberty movement.

BTW milgram.... gonna check out a couple of the others on your list based on this and a couple others.
I can't watch A Man For All Seasons again, though. Makes the wife bawl.

Idiocracy

This one's tricky. Definitely on the must-see list... but to tell the truth, I judge not people's devotion to liberty by this movie, but their basic cognitive powers.
I'm regularly surprised at how many people have told me "Yeah, it was kind of funny but it wasn't that great"... I write them off as people to have meaningful conversations with after that.


But my suggestion, even though it's not really spreading a positive liberty message:

This actually follows the FBI warning:

 

[acesfull]

The Out Law Josey Wales

V for vendetta

Acesfull

 

[acesfull]

Sons of Liberty

 

[milgram]

A favorite quote:

"I think when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos."​

Yeah it's a great film. This scene really resonates with me.

BTW milgram.... gonna check out a couple of the others on your list based on this and a couple others.

Glad to hear it, let me know what you think of them

 

[Carlybee]

Enemy of the State
Animal Farm
Atlas Shrugged

 

[TaftFan]

Star Wars

 

[LawnWake]

Iron Man? He does a fairly good job defending his financial success.

The second one is absolutely libertarian themed. Doesn't get anymore libertarian than "I successfully privatized world peace"

The Lego Movie

Yes, very Ayn Randian.

V For Vendetta

Inspired by left-wing/socialist anarchism.

 

[muh_roads]

Idiocracy

We'll get there.

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

The second one is absolutely libertarian themed. Doesn't get anymore libertarian than "I successfully privatized world peace"

Also a terrible film.

Inspired by left-wing/socialist anarchism.

The graphic novel certainly was (it was also a far superior piece of fiction than the film), but the movie was really just against totalitarian government and a criticism of the Bush administration. The comic had depths and resonance that the film couldn't hope to achieve, unfortunately.