I didn't know British coal miners had it so bad! There's blood on your hands, Mrs. Thatcher!

-Otto, (The Simpsons, FABF10)

Charlie Chaplin in: 'The Great Dictator' (1940)

Historical biopics are all the rage these days. While it is true that biographical films have always been around. The trend, as of late, is using polarizing, political figures (like J. Edgar, or The Queen).

If I created a list of things wrong with the 80s. Margaret Thatcher would be in the top three: placed squarely between 1. Ronald Reagan and 3. Van Halen.

So how can you humanize such a stone-cold bitch?

Particular people are difficult to portray in the movies.

Adolph Hitler would be difficult to pull off, but look to your left. Charlie Chaplin did just fine, almost better than the 'Führer' himself.