Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Dr. Strangelove (1964) achieves a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score, making it the highest-rated political comedy ever, and it is 30% more critically acclaimed than the average war film. Stanley Kubrick's satire of accidental nuclear war features Peter Sellers in three distinct roles, costing $1.8 million to produce with a War Room set modeled on a poker table. It outperforms #1 Some Like It Hot on Rotten Tomatoes but fails to match its Oscar tally, earning only four nominations total.