Check of the films of Peter Watkins:

Privilege

The War Game

The Gladiators

Punishment Park

A lot of 50's Sci-fi are sort of Satirical/Allegorical. They tend to fall into 2 camps:

1) Fear of Bomb/Fear of Nuclear Power - these are your basic giant monster movies from Godzilla to Them etc etc.

2) Fear of Communism/The Red under the bed - Films like Invasion of the body snatchers - I married a monster from outer space etc.

I don't think you could call The War Game a satire, it was supposed to be a realistic documentary-style depiction of a nuclear war.

I second newb's recommendation of Wag the Dog. Excellent film, extremely funny.

Thats true but the other 3 are defianlly satire and of all the Wtakins films i've seen i didn't want to leave it out.

Thats one must-watch I havent seen yet. Need to hunt that one down.

Thanks for reminding about Peter Watkins, Ferox. Someone else told me to check out his work but it had slipped off my mind. Will def be on the lookout for those films. :)

The Ninth Configuration- Written and Directed by William Blatty. Very interesting movie with a brilliant, hilarious script. Amazing cast. Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Joe Spinnel, Robert Loggia, Tom Atkins and Neville Brand to name a few. AKA Twinkle, Twinkle Killer kane