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

The Best Man
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Candidate for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badl...

Bob Roberts
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Candidate for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk s...

Black Sheep
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Candidate for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campai...

Game Change
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Candidate for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign ...

The Brothers
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Candidate for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
This is the story of four African-American "yuppies" (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a "playboy") who call themselves "The Brothers". When the playboy gets engaged, the other th...

Power
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Candidate 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...