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10 Best Movies Like The Best Man

If you loved The Best Man, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Candidate

The Candidate

1972★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Best Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment....

#2
Power

Power

1986★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Best Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to q...

#3
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Best Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#4
All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Best Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-cle...

#5
The Ides of March

The Ides of March

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Best Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative....

#6
Primary Colors

Primary Colors

1998★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Best Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campa...

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