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10 Best Movies Like Primary Colors

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

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#1
Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

1997★ 6.9

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

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood p...

#2
The Best Man

The Best Man

1964★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Primary Colors 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...

#3
Truth

Truth

2015★ 6.5

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

As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s militar...

#4
The Station Agent

The Station Agent

2003★ 7.4

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

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own pers...

#5
Switching Channels

Switching Channels

1988★ 6.1

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

A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story....

#6
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

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