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10 Best Movies Like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

If you loved Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Power

Power

1986★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 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...

#2
Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

1962★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig ...

#3
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America, during which they manage t...

#4
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communic...

#5
All the Way

All the Way

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, cu...

#6
Black Sheep

Black Sheep

1996★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 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...

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