Government in the movies

We mentioned in Circuit that March will be March Government Movie Madness on FCW.com. We are going to conduct a March Madness-style bracket competition to find the best movie with a government theme. That, of course, spurred us to create a list of government-themed movies. Using the FCW Insider blog and a lot of help from you, we have collected what we believe is one of the most complete lists of such movies. If you have additions, post a comment on the . ■ A Few Good Men (1992)■ Absolute Power (1996)■ Advise & Consent (1962)■ All the President’s Men (1975)■ Air Force One (1997)■ The American President (1995)■ Arlington Road (1999)■ Armageddon (1998)■ An Inconvenient Truth (2006)■ Apocalypse Now (1979)■ Behind Enemy Lines (2001)■ Being There (1979)■ Black Hawk Down (2001)■ Blue Sky (1994)■ Bob Roberts (1992)■ Bourne Identity (2002)■ Breach (2007)■ Bulworth (1990)■ The Candidate (1972)■ Citizen Kane (1941)■ Clear and Present Danger (1994)■ Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)■ Conspiracy Theory (1997)■ The Contender (2000)■ Dave (1992)■ Deja Vu (2000)■ Dick (1999)■ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)■ Election (1999)■ Enemy of the State (1998)■ Falcon & the Snowman (1985)■ First Daughter (2004)■ GI Jane (1997)■ Guilty by Suspicion (1991)■ The Good Shepherd (2006)■ Hunt for Red October (1990)■ Independence Day (1996)■ In the Line of Fire (1993)■ JFK (1992)■ Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)■ The Last King of Scotland (2006)■ Live Free or Die Hard (2007)■ Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)■ Mars Attacks (1996)■ Man of the Year (2006)■ The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)■ Manchurian Candidate (1962) (Yes, there is a 2004 version, but we’ll go with the original)■ Miss Congeniality (2000)■ Mister Roberts (1955)■ Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1940)■ Murder at 1600 (1997)■ Nixon (1995)■ No Way Out (1987)■ Not Without My Daughter (1991)■ Patriot Games (1992)■ The Patriot (2000)■ Pelican Brief (1993)■ Primary Colors (1998)■ The Silence of the Lambs (1991)■ Three days of the Condor (1975)■ The Siege (1998)■ To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)■ Seven Days in May (1964)■ State of the Union (1948)■ Sum of All Fears (2002)■ Swordfish (2001)■ Syriana (2005)■ Traffic (2000)■ Thirteen Days (2000)■ U.S. Marshals (1998)■ Wag the Dog (1997)■ War Games (1983)