Movies Like State of the Union

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Absolute Power

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Clint Eastwood

Themes: politics, washington dc, usa, usa presidentTMDB recommends

Primary Colors

1998·2h 23m·★ 6.7·Mike Nichols

Themes: presidential candidate, usa presidentFans also likedDrama & Comedy

Pixels

2015·1h 46m·★ 5.6·Chris Columbus

Themes: washington dc, usa, usa presidentTMDB recommends

The Front Page

1974·1h 45m·★ 7.3·Billy Wilder

Themes: newspaper, journalistFans also liked

To Be or Not to Be

1942·1h 39m·★ 8.1·Ernst Lubitsch

TMDB recommendsThemes: love triangle, infidelity

Match Point

2005·2h 4m·★ 7.6·Woody Allen

TMDB recommendsThemes: love triangle, infidelity

The Grass Is Greener

1960·1h 44m·★ 6.4·Stanley Donen

Themes: love triangle, infidelityFans also liked

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: washington dc, usa, usa presidentComedy & Drama

Citizen Kane

1941·1h 59m·★ 8.2·Orson Welles

Themes: newspaper, journalist

Zodiac

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.7·David Fincher

Themes: newspaper, journalist

Bed and Board

1970·1h 37m·★ 7.4·François Truffaut

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Woman of the Year

1942·1h 54m·★ 7.1·George Stevens

Both star Spencer Tracy & Katharine HepburnComedy & Drama

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Lone Scherfig

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Maybe... Maybe Not

1994·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Sönke Wortmann

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Broadway Bill

1934·1h 44m·★ 6.6·Frank Capra

Starring Margaret HamiltonDir. Frank CapraComedy & Drama

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

TMDB recommends

Three Colors: Red

1994·1h 40m·★ 8.1·Krzysztof Kieślowski

TMDB recommends

Amélie

2001·2h 2m·★ 8.2·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

TMDB recommends

Ben-Hur

1959·3h 32m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

TMDB recommends

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927·1h 34m·★ 8.1·F. W. Murnau

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How Good Is State of the Union?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.