Ed Wood (1994)

Made before Obamacare, it had a subplot where Bela Lugosi goes into treatment for morphine addiction and is kicked out of the hospital for want of health insurance. This didn't happen. In reality, Lugosi checked into a public hospital and came out a new man. 

"Now you know how Dracula really felt," a reporter quipped at the time. 

This could have been seen as an argument for free universal healthcare.

Ed Wood is still topical. The story of a transvestite hired to make a movie about a man going through a sex change. Other than the Baptists who bankrolled Plan 9, the characters were all very accepting. Ed Wood takes off his wig before speaking to Orson Welles when he spots him in a bar, but he's still wearing lipstick and a dress and Welles doesn't bat an eye. 

Made around the same time as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.

Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker. Black & white. Directed by Tim Burton.