Movies like Primary Colors

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Primary Colors (1998)
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Primary Colors (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Germany, Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story: In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Style: political, intense, witty, talky, semi serious, thought provoking, humorous, realistic, clever, satirical ...
Plot: politics, scandal, satire, president, adultery, presidential election, idealism, election, media, u.s. president, political corruption, political satire, usa president, head of state, campaign, investigation, womanizer, suicide, african american, husband wife relationship, secret past, political campaign, cynicism, rise to the top, supportive spouse ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, washington d.c., florida, new hampshire, miami, california
Keyword: gangsters, jewish

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, political, clever and semi serious films with plots about politics, state affairs, election, media, politician, society and satire mostly in Drama, Comedy and Thriller genres. Some movies like Primary Colors: Wag the Dog (1997), The Candidate (1972), Our Brand Is Crisis (2015), Bob Roberts (1992), Running Mates (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Wag the Dog (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: 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 producer to help him stage a fake war.
Style: black comedy, political, talky, dark comedy, realistic ...
Plot: politics, conspiracy, political corruption, journalism, cia, election, satire, government, political conspiracy, president, secret service, senator ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., albania, persia, usa
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The Candidate (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Style: political, witty, realistic, cynical, thought provoking ...
Plot: politics, election, american politics, father son relationship, campaign, satire, candidate, idealism, political campaign, underdog, political rally, president ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place: california, usa, san francisco, san diego california
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100%
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A feature film based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", which focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America.
Style: political, clever, satirical, harsh, comedy drama ...
Plot: conspiracy, manipulation, election, idealism, propaganda, world politics, business, political campaign, presidential campaign, rivals, politician, presidential candidate ...
Time: year 2002
Place: south america, bolivia
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100%
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Bob Roberts (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the ...
Style: mockumentary, political, cynical, witty, talky ...
Plot: political satire, election campaign, politics, journalism, satire, manipulation, political campaign, conspiracy, republican, senator, society, ambition ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: pennsylvania, usa, nicaragua, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Running Mates (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A governor running for President gets revealed to be a serial philanderer.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, political, biting
Plot: campaign, rise to the top, lifestyle, ambition, fighting the system, democrat, love affair, political intrigue, workplace, society, head of state, legal ...
Time: 90s
Place: michigan, usa, washington d.c.
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100%
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Bulworth (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Style: political, humorous, witty, funny, thought provoking ...
Audience: date night
Plot: politics, political satire, hip hop, political corruption, election, interracial romance, fighting the system, senator, insurance, satire, campaign, media satire ...
Time: 20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place: california, los angeles, usa, america, washington d.c. ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Spinning Boris (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with President Yeltsin's re-election campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits.
Style: clever, realistic, political, talky, witty ...
Plot: politics, campaign, head of state, ambition, idealism, leadership, rise to the top, political unrest, culture clash, political intrigue, political conspiracy, society ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: russia, moscow russia
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100%
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Power (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: 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 quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the ...
Style: realistic, serious, cynical, clever, political ...
Plot: politics, political corruption, campaign, manipulation, fighting the system, society, state affairs, political intrigue, dishonesty, legal, media, ambition ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, new york, seattle, washington d.c.
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100%
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The Best Man (1964)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: 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 badly they want the job.
Style: serious, realistic, cynical, political, rough ...
Plot: politics, election, political intrigue, election campaign, american politics, corrupt politician, rise to the top, rivalry, power relations, media, state affairs, head of state ...
Time: 60s
Place: los angeles
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100%
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Grassroots (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lost his job. Initially given no chance, things turn dark when Cogswell makes it into the general ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, political ...
Plot: politics, ambition, satire, against the odds, society, campaign, friends, unemployment, election campaign, political campaign, campaigning, underdog ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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100%
 5.5
 21K
Head of State (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic party unexpectedly picks a Washington, D.C. alderman, Mays Gilliam (Rock) as his replacement .
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, light, absurd ...
Plot: politics, president, usa president, farce, presidential election, stereotypes, black, hip hop, state affairs, ambition, republican, head of state ...
Time: year 2003
Place: usa, washington d.c., chicago, nashville tennessee
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100%
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Swing Vote (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.
Style: humorous, political, touching, satirical, light ...
Plot: politics, election, presidential election, small town, u.s. president, single father, president, idealism, political campaign, parents and children, state affairs, american football ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: new mexico, usa, albuquerque new mexico
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100%
Man of the Year (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch ...
Style: humorous, political, stylized, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: politics, comedian, conspiracy theory, presidential election, twists and turns, election, adaptation, world politics, media, campaign, president, head of state ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Silver City (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
Style: clever, political, satirical, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot: investigation, politics, murder mystery, campaign, private detective, political corruption, election, political intrigue, dishonesty, society, love affair, conspiracy ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: colorado, usa, denver colorado
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100%
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The Contender (2000)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Political thriller about Laine Hanson's nomination and confirmation as Vice President. An allegation that she was involved in a sexual orgy at the age of 19 is leaked to the press. As pressure mounts on Laine, she's torn between fighting ...
Style: political, clever, thought provoking, serious, sincere ...
Plot: politics, election, president, campaign, idealism, conspiracy, vice president, political intrigue, government, sex scandal, dishonesty, state affairs ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: washington d.c., usa, ohio, virginia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Obama Effect (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous
Plot: couples, family relations, couple relations, society, unfulfillment, parents and children, satire, politics, black, campaign, midlife crisis, usa president ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Tanner '88 (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 353 min.
TV show
Story: In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a ...
Style: mockumentary, political, biting, cynical, realistic ...
Plot: politics, election, political satire, white house, american politics, satire, usa politics, head of state, ambition, fighting the system, state affairs, journalism ...
Time: year 1988, 80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The American President (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and ...
Style: political, romantic, touching, witty, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: politics, president, love story, white house, love, election, widower, world politics, single father, liberal, dating, republican ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Irresistible (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
Style: political, funny, twist ending, satirical, parody ...
Plot: election campaign, american politics, political campaign, political satire, politician, mayor, small town, usa politics, politics, campaigning, political candidate, debate ...
Time: 2020s, year 2016
Place: wisconsin, usa, washington d.c., new york
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100%
 7.9
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Being There (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
Style: political, thought provoking, philosophical, surreal, clever ...
Plot: politics, comedy of errors, lawyer, impotence, satire, president, fish out of water, wealth, secret service, innocence, television, eviction ...
Time: year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., north carolina, usa
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100%
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Knife Fight (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A political strategist juggling three clients questions whether or not to take the high road as the ugly side of his work begins to haunt him.
Style: semi serious, witty, cynical, realistic, independent film ...
Plot: campaign, politics, ambition, satire, political intrigue, political corruption, dishonesty, private vs public, society, state affairs, scoop, lesbian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco, usa
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100%
The Late Shift (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky, independent film ...
Plot: showbiz, media, contests and competitions, artists and showbiz, ambition, media satire, television, talk show host, comedian, intrigue, talk show, negotiation ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1991, year 1992
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.5
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K Street (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: K Street is a 2003 HBO television series about lobbyists and politicians in Washington, D.C. It was named for a street that is home to many lobbying and legal firms.
Style: political, realistic, serious, cynical, clever ...
Plot: politics, lobbyist, american politics, political satire, state affairs, dishonesty, ambition, workplace, rivalry, realism, campaign, workplace intrigue ...
Time: 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Nancy Stokes doesn’t know good sex. Whatever it may be, Nancy, a retired schoolteacher, is pretty sure she has never had it, but she is determined to finally do something about that. She even has a plan: It involves an anonymous hotel room, and a ...
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating, satirical, powerful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: older woman younger man, older woman younger man sex, widow, sex starved woman, older woman younger man relationship, gigolo, male prostitute, sex, female teacher, sexually frustrated woman, female sexuality, female orgasm ...
Time: 2020s
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100%
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Style: political, realistic, clever, factual, humorous ...
Audience: adult
Plot: cia, cold war, womanizer, politics, politician, congress, congressman, spy, propaganda, arms dealer, conspiracy, friendship ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 2000s, year 2007, year 1980 ...
Place: afghanistan, washington d.c., texas, pakistan, usa ...
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50%
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Recount (2008)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A chronicle of the weeks after the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the subsequent recounts in Florida.
Style: realistic, political, factual, talky, intense ...
Plot: political conspiracy, president, politics, election, campaign, presidential election, political corruption, democrat, justice, republican, dishonesty, state affairs ...
Time: year 2008, year 2000, 21st century
Place: usa, florida, texas, washington d.c., nashville tennessee
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24%
 5.6
 921
HealtH (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: HealtH is set at a health food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding on a new president.
Style: political, realistic, semi serious, biting, cynical ...
Plot: campaign, convention, election, campaigning, talk show host, candidate, satire, hotel, luxury hotel, multiple storylines, wedding, society ...
Time: year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place: florida, tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. ...
Style: realistic, serious, clever, suspenseful, political ...
Plot: politics, political corruption, betrayal, dishonesty, fighting the system, state affairs, relationship vs career, legal, couple relations, workplace, moral dilemma, infidelity ...
Time: 70s, year 1979
Place: usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Ides of March (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
Style: political thriller, talky, political, suspense, clever ...
Audience: adult
Plot: politics, election, political intrigue, campaign, lobbyist, media, presidential campaign, dialogue, political corruption, conspiracy, corruption, twists and turns ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: ohio, usa, iran, cincinnati ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.9
 18K
Canadian Bacon (1995)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Canadian Bacon is the only fictitious film from Director Michael Moore. This comedy is about an American president who decides to go to war to bring the public’s opinion of him up during election time. Canadian Bacon is actor John Candy’s last ...
Style: humorous, political, satirical, light, talky ...
Audience: kids
Plot: president, political satire, conspiracy, politics, cold war, culture clash, farce, political conspiracy, satire, dishonesty, world politics, head of state ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, canada, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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