Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - This political-satire is from legendary director Stanley Kubrick and was shot at the height of the “Red Scare”. It uses politics, foreign policy and public fear to paint a hilarious portrait of the American obsession with communism at the time. It was ranked number three on AFI’s 100 years . . . 100 laughs list.