Movies Like The Candidate

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

Bulworth

1998·1h 48m·★ 6.8·Warren Beatty

Themes: u.s. senator, politicsFans also likedComedy & Drama

All the President's Men

1976·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Alan J. Pakula

TMDB recommendsStarring Robert Redford

The Edukators

2004·2h 7m·★ 7.4·Hans Weingartner

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Belle Époque

1992·1h 49m·★ 7.1·Fernando Trueba

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Z

1969·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Costa-Gavras

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JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

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Back to the Future Part III

1990·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Robert Zemeckis

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East of Eden

1955·1h 55m·★ 7.8·Elia Kazan

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The China Syndrome

1979·2h 2m·★ 7.4·James Bridges

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Game Change

2012·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Jay Roach

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

2006·1h 24m·★ 7.4·Larry Charles

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We Are Your Friends

2015·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Max Joseph

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Jarhead

2005·2h 3m·★ 7.0·Sam Mendes

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Absolute Power

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Clint Eastwood

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The Bank Dick

1940·1h 12m·★ 7.1·Edward F. Cline

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Bob Roberts

1992·1h 42m·★ 7.0·Tim Robbins

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The Brothers

2001·1h 46m·★ 6.3·Gary Hardwick

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Rendition

2007·2h·★ 6.8·Gavin Hood

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Other People's Money

1991·1h 43m·★ 6.2·Norman Jewison

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How Good Is The Candidate?

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