Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Mar 13, 2026

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.

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#1
Matt Rife: Natural Selection

Matt Rife: Natural Selection

2023★ 6.1

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

From his problem with protection crystals to his beef with social media trolls, comedian Matt Rife holds nothing back in this rollicking stand-up special....

#2
Code 3

Code 3

2025★ 7.1

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

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit....

#3
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...

Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...

2025★ 6.7

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

Facing a world gone sideways, comedy icon Dave Chappelle delivers bold truths and potent punchlines in this no-holds-barred special....

#4
Fackham Hall

Fackham Hall

2025★ 6.8

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

A new porter embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent English family. Simultaneously, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led ...

#5
Eenie Meanie

Eenie Meanie

2025★ 6.3

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

A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend....

#6
French Girl

French Girl

2024★ 6.3

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

Sweet Gordon, an affable English teacher in Brooklyn, has beaten the odds; a French Girl has fallen in love with him and he’s fallen even harder back. But their future is thrown in...