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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.

#1
Katyn

Katyn

2007★ 6.7

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

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fro...

#2
M Is for Malnutrition

M Is for Malnutrition

2013★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Candidate for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a world full of walking dead, a fight for a can of food becomes a fight for life....

#3
Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber

1994★ 6.6

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

Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two frien...

#4
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008★ 7.8

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

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems ...

#5
Me Before You

Me Before You

2016★ 7.9

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

Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchai...

#6
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...