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10 Best Movies Like President in Waiting

If you loved President in Waiting, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Return to Horror High

Return to Horror High

1987★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to President in Waiting for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A few years ago, a mysterious serial-killer caused panic on Crippen High School. The killer was never caught. A movie company, Cosmic Pictures, has decided to make a feature movie ...

#2
Return of the Living Dead III

Return of the Living Dead III

1993★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to President in Waiting for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught teenager performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's ki...

#3
Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

1988★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to President in Waiting for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted t...

#4
Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror

1987★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to President in Waiting for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to tr...

#5
Phas Gaye Re Obama

Phas Gaye Re Obama

2010★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to President in Waiting for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Om, a debt-ridden NRI, wants to sell his ancestral property to pay his debts, but things turn awry when he is kidnapped by gangsters who believe him to be a rich target....

#6
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays

Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays

2012★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to President in Waiting for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Scooby-Doo and the gang participate in a toy store's holiday parade where they discover the abandoned haunted clock tower with a troubled past. A sinister snowman haunts the street...