Here we've displayed a list of the best Candidate films : Vote for Me(2003), Street Fight(2005), Into the Abyss(2011), A Perfect Candidate(1996), Knock Down the House(2019), Cocalero(2007), Waking the Dead(2000), True Colors(1991), Swing Vote(2008), The Front Runner(2018), By the People: The Election of Barack Obama(2009), What Planet Are You From?(2000) ... ...
Comedy
USA
2003
78 Minutes
Ricardo Barber Malik Yoba Ángel Salazar Gloria Irizarry Mike Benitez Paula J. Riley
superintendent candidate mother politician social worker amusing inspiring harlem, n.y. new york city apartment street political campaign mother/son relationship inner-city life underdog rivalry rise 2000s
Vote For Me! is a political comedy set in East Harlem: the story of a 70-year old Puerto Rican super who runs for Congress and wins.
Documentary
USA
2005
86 Minutes
mayor attorney campaign worker candidate spike lee passionate gripping newark, n.j. apartment building political corruption campaigning race relations election bad behavior underdog quest 2000s
This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.
Documentary, Crime, Drama
USA|UK|Germany
2011
107 Minutes
werner herzog filmmaker candidate emotional texas cell capital punishment criminal justice system crime rivalry
Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.
Documentary
USA
1996
81 Minutes
David Van Taylor
soldier candidate governor senator president gripping intricate virginia election democracy ambition congress mudslinging fall quest pursuit 1990s
The filmmakers follow Oliver North's unsuccessful 1994 bid for a Virginia Senate seat, focusing on North's campaign strategist, Mark Goodin, and a Washington Post reporter. Mudslinging ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2019
86 Minutes
nurse daughter bartender mother candidate politician fascinating confident cool incredible inspiring patriotic television studio new york city washington, d.c. office politics winning social change women
A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
Documentary
Argentina|Bolivia
2007
97 Minutes
laborer candidate president leader incredible spirited uplifting bolivia labor election political campaign transformation rise 2000s
A documentary centered on the union formed by Bolivian farmers in response to their government's effort (urged by the U.S.) to eradicate coca crops, and the man who would come to represent them, Evo Morales.
Drama
USA|Canada
2000
105 Minutes
Billy Crudup Jennifer Connelly Molly Parker Janet McTeer Paul Hipp Sandra Oh Hal Holbrook Don Jordan
candidate activist sister politician law student lover dark chilling moving chile college office washington, d.c. capitol building tragic death memory haunting political activism election the past
A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
Drama
USA
1991
112 Minutes
John Cusack James Spader Imogen Stubbs Mandy Patinkin Richard Widmark Dina Merrill Philip Bosco Paul Guilfoyle
friend roommate girlfriend senator candidate college student powerful rousing melodramatic university virginia ski resort friendship betrayal political intrigue infidelity blackmail class distinctions rivalry discovery
Best friends from law school to election night, their friendship is sorely tested when one learns of another's betrayal.
Comedy
USA
2008
119 Minutes
Kevin Costner Madeline Carroll Paula Patton Kelsey Grammer Dennis Hopper Nathan Lane Stanley Tucci George Lopez Mare Winningham Judge Reinhold Charles "Chip" Esten
father slacker daughter reporter candidate outlandish engaging polling place new mexico election voting presidential platform swing vote temptation rivalry 2000s
In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.
Biography, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Vera Farmiga J.K. Simmons Alfred Molina Mamoudou Athie Josh Brener Bill Burr Oliver Cooper Chris Coy Kaitlyn Dever Tommy Dewey
senator candidate wife reporter mistress uneasy tense bleak raw emotional campaign trail house senate washington, d.c. press conference cabin scandal presidency campaigning career
In 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.
Documentary
USA
2009
117 Minutes
Alicia Sams Ronnie Cho Dick Armey Hillary Clinton
candidate political consultant wife activist young boy patriotic moving passionate illinois family home washington, d.c. political rally call center white house barack obama political campaign election racism public relations united states presidency
Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency, two filmmakers began to roll cameras on the young senator. Over the next 19 months, across the USA, the daily events of the presidential campaign are chronicled.
Comedy
USA
2000
104 Minutes
Garry Shandling Annette Bening Greg Kinnear Ben Kingsley Linda Fiorentino John Goodman Richard Jenkins Caroline Aaron Judy Greer Nora Dunn Ann Cusack
alien woman banker friend candidate hilarious offbeat witty phoenix restroom wedding alien landing seduction repopulation sex relationships pregnancy quest discovery 2000s
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
104 Minutes
James Belushi Lorraine Bracco Tony Goldwyn William Russ Faye Grant Michelle Joyner Joe Lisi Victoria Bass Melanie Tomlin
serial killer police detective brother lover partner candidate sultry suspenseful police station mansion crime scene palm beach, fla. murder investigation prostitution suspicion love triangle mystery pursuit discovery 1990s
Jack sleeps with a waitress, who's later murdered. Did Jack's usual lover do it? Palm Beach detectives Jack and Steve investigate. Twists follow.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA
2014
85 Minutes
Natasha Henstridge Lochlyn Munro Susie Abromeit Miranda Frigon Stephanie Erb Blanca Blanco Noel Thurman K.C. Clyde
lawyer mayor candidate stalker dark chilling creepy city canada stalking politics sabotage fall pursuit mystery 2010s
A district attorney who, tapped to replace the outgoing mayor, is stalked by a man who engineers her fall from grace, leading her to push back and beat him at his own game.
Documentary
USA
2011
110 Minutes
governor politician candidate critic narrator spirited patriotic alaska washington, d.c. political rally sarah palin politics life story political campaign criticism underdog 2010s
A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John McCain's running mate.
Comedy, Drama
2007
88 Minutes
Leonardo Sbaraglia Chete Lera Luis Zahera Fernando Cayo Miryam Gallego Myriam De Maeztu Amaia Lizarralde Juli Cantó
contestant candidate teacher amusing house plane advice winning fortune underdog
Comedy, Drama
1954
94 Minutes
Clifton Webb June Allyson Van Heflin Lauren Bacall Fred MacMurray Arlene Dahl Cornel Wilde Elliott Reid Margalo Gillmore Alan Reed David Hoffman
owner executive husband wife candidate engaging spirited new york city dinner party automotive industry aspirations ambition marriage competition love discovery rivalry 1950s
An automobile manufacturer (Clifton Webb) brings three district managers and their wives to New York to evaluate them.